dangus wrote:
I understand the anger at the PC censors, but I wouldn’t mind too much if it were changed to “To care for those who shall have borne the battle and for their widows, and orphans.”
It’s really only a modest translation, not a full-bodied re-write.
However, it’s not what Pres. Lincoln said, so it’s not a quote. Now, if they want to remove it as a quote, and put it as a general mission (ugh, new agey “Mission Statement”), then fine. But it’s not a quote from Pres. Lincoln anymore.
“If it’s on the internet, it must be true” - William Shakespeare
I agree they shouldn’t attribute it directly to Lincoln if they re-word it. But my understanding was that the context was a motto.