Obama misquotes Lincoln to promote socialism

Here's Obama's quote of Lincoln that he has made many times now:

"Government should do for the people what they cannot do better for themselves."

Here's Lincoln's original quote:

"The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, at all, or can not, so well do, for themselves in their separate, and individual capacities. In all that the people can individually do as well for themselves, government ought not to interfere."

Obama's quote is the opposite of what Lincoln said. Natch. HT: Ace of Spades. And a great post on this over at Hands Off Texas. Obama is no Lincoln. He is, however, another Jimmy Carter.

http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2010/10/obama-misquotes-lincoln-to-promote.html

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