Sentence examples for cannot do for themselves from inspiring English sources

The stimulus was, indeed, a big government measure big government at its best, doing what individuals and even states cannot do for themselves.

The founding fathers, he declared in his 1961 speech, believed "government should only do those things the people cannot do for themselves".

The actual President Obama, as opposed to Mr. Romney's mythical socialist, has repeatedly outlined a vision of government that does for ordinary people what they cannot do for themselves, not one that makes all of their decisions for them.

And it would be a prime example of government doing for individuals what they cannot do for themselves — opening a courthouse door that is closed to them by law.

If ever there was a test of President Obama's vision of government — one that cannot solve all problems, but does what people cannot do for themselves — it is this nerve-racking early summer of 2010, with oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico and far too many Americans out of work for far too long.

He said government cannot do everything, but he promised one that would do what individuals cannot do for themselves: "protect us from harm and provide every child a decent education; keep our water clean and our toys safe; invest in new schools and new roads and new science and technology".

As with the cat poem, much of her work is predicated on absence, while elsewhere she likes to invert scenarios, or affirm someone for what they cannot do, for "they themselves don't realise/ how much they hold in their empty hands".

Even so, as he acknowledged last night, "we cannot do for Iraqis what they must do for themselves".

"American power can make a decisive difference, but we cannot do for Iraqis what they must do for themselves, nor can we take the place of Arab partners in securing their region," he said.

"But, as was the case in Iraq, we cannot do for Afghans what they must ultimately do for themselves," the president said.

"We cannot do for the Iraqis what they must do for themselves," Mr Obama said.