President Obama likes to quote President Lincoln in his speeches for High Speed Rail. One of his favorite quotes to use is the following 1854 quote:
“The legitimate object of government is to do for the people what needs to be done, but which they cannot, by individual effort, do at all, or do so well, by themselves ...Making and maintaining roads, bridges, and the like...”
Absolutely classic!
“The legitimate object of government is to do for the people what needs to be done, but which they cannot, by individual effort, do at all, or do so well, by themselves ...Making and maintaining roads, bridges, and the like...”
Absolutely classic!
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