Hermann Goering Quotes
Shoot first and ask questions later, and don't worry, no matter what happens, I will protect you.
Sumner was sharp and biting in his criticism of slavery and its supporters. Preston Brooks, a South Carolina Democrats, soon after, sneaked up on Sumner and trapped him in his desk bolted to the floor. Sumner was seriously injured; Brooks, lauded throughout the South.
In modern times, a President has the right to fire anyone in his own cabinet. However, at the time, there was a law that required a President to get the approval of Congress to fire a cabinet member who had been confirmed. The question for the impeachment trial was whether or not President Johnson’s breaking of the law was sufficiently serious a violation to constitute a “high crime or misdemeanor”. There are some who argue that the original meaning of “high crime” when the Constitution was written was treason.
Hermann Wilhelm Göring was a German political and military leader and a convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, which ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945.