This is one of those quotes which cannot be verified by any documentary source. It is probably made up because it sounds good, and then had this little-remembered guy’s name tacked on it.
There are similar “conservative” Lincoln quotes; a fake Lenin quote about buying rope from the capitalists with which to hang them; the fake Hitler quote (popular in the 1970s) trying to have him endorse “law and order” in a way that would embarrass conservatives; the quote “Let them eat cake” which is not really from Marie Antoinette; &c.
The Internet makes spreading of fake quotes very easy and popular.
So, for historical accuracy, let’s try to verify some of these things.
see post #10