Posted on 07/18/2016 9:44:51 PM PDT by aynrandfreak
Mrs. Trump, Monday night:
“From a young age, my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life, that your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise, that you treat people with respect. They taught and showed me values and morals in their daily lives. That is a lesson that I continue to pass along to our son. And we need to pass those lessons on to the many generations to follow. Because we want our children in this nation to know that the only limit to your achievements is the strength of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.”
Mrs. Obama, in her 2008 speech:
“Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond and you do what you say you’re going to do; that you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don’t know them, and even if you don’t agree with them. And Barack and I set out to build lives guided by these values, and pass them on to the next generation. Because we want our children — and all children in this nation — to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.
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I found this quote (someone posted referring to it) from the movie John Q (2002):
“When you say you’re gonna do something, you do it. Because your word is your bond, son, that’s all you have.”
One is a centuries-old idiom. The other is a common way of describing coming from poor origins. The parts in-between are notably different.
No one accused Michelle Obama of plagiarism when she used the idioms without attribution, did they? The most you can say is that their boilerplate is similar.
It’s a lot older than that, and it’s a commonly known anachronism - or else no one would know what it meant. But yeah, it’s one of many potential examples.
They were just a few common platitudes string together. But the combination was the same. We now know why and the answer was innocent enough. Story is a nothing burger.
Ummm. . .I said “shine his shoes”, not “wash his feet” ;)
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