Barack Obama actually said...

I'm a Democrat. But I believe what Republican Abraham Lincoln believes. The government should do for people only what they cannot do better by themselves and no more.

Context

Obama aligns his beliefs with Lincoln's philosophy on government.

01/23/2012

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