An outspoken political conservative, Rev. Boetcker is perhaps best remembered for his authorship of a pamphlet entitled The Ten Cannots. Originally published in 1916, it is often misattributed to Abraham Lincoln. The error apparently stems from a leaflet printed in 1942 by a conservative political organization called the Committee for Constitutional Government. The leaflet bore the title "Lincoln on Limitations" and contained some genuine Lincoln quotations on one side and the "Ten Cannots" on the other, with the attributions switched. The mistake of crediting Lincoln for having been the source of "The Ten Cannots" has been repeated many times since, most notably by Ronald Reagan in a speech he gave at the 1992 Republican convention in Houston.
Always glad to be of help! Leave Lincoln out of it!
Oirland is grey! We yoused to have some terble eejits here but some of them wen off to Engerland and now we only have classy lads and classier burds! How's she cuttin Vinser?
Perhaps too many things were said last night. Best leave that alone and move on.....and that is without getting into who was right or wrong or any of that stuff.
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