[quote=CONCHO])Some people actually feel that the Government cant fix all problems. I know that is foreign thought, because Obama is all knowing, all powerful, and all compasionate while still cool under pressure; but some people actually feel that the answer to many of the ills we face is best found in the people and not Washington.
“Yes, our greatness as a nation has depended on individual initiative, on a belief in the free market. But it has also depended on our sense of mutual regard for each other, of mutual responsibility. The idea that everybody has a stake in the country, that we’re all in it together and everybody’s got a shot at opportunity. Americans know this. We know that government can’t solve all our problems – and we don’t want it to. But we also know that there are some things we can’t do on our own. We know that there are some things we do better together.”
— Barack Obama
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But we also know that there are some things we can’t do on our own. We know that there are some things we do better together.
Was this quote suppose to answer the objection that many people dont want Gov intervention? Cause I and many others have a feeling the first part you bolded was little more than political cover for the second part that I bolded. If it wasn’t, what is the reason for saying both? Why not just say, ” We know that government can’t solve all our problems – and we don’t want it to, and I wont try to” ?