Question

The motto of the department of veterans affairs is to care for him who shall have borne the battle. Who originally wrote these words?

Answer 1

The answer is Abraham Lincoln.

Step-by-step explanation:

The full quote is: "To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan". He meant to emphasize th government's obligation to take care of the soldieres who were injured in war, and provide for their families.

It was only until 1959 that it became the motto of the then called Veterans Administration.