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Tom Carper: “Abraham Lincoln famously said that the role of government is to do for the people what they cannot do for themselves.”

On the recordNovember 14, 2017
Abraham Lincoln famously said that the role of government is to do for the people what they cannot do for themselves.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Carper references Lincoln to highlight government's role in job creation and public health.

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