Thread: Biblical blunder at White House briefing

White House spokesman Jay Carney invoked scripture yesterday to back up President Barack Obama's suggestion that God wants policymakers to get busy and create more jobs.

Carney said Obama was trying to make the point that "we have it within our capacity to do the things to help the American people." Carney said there was a Bible phrase stating "The Lord helps those who help themselves."


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This saying is usually attributed to Ben Franklin, quoted in Poor Richard's Almanac in 1757. In actuality, it originated from Algernon Sydney in 1698 in an article titled Discourses Concerning Government.

I found the answer here and here.