From Michele Bachmann To John Boehner: Celebrate July Fourth With Politicians Misquoting American History

Everyone From Michele Bachmann To John Boehner Has Made These Big Mistakes
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting in National Harbor, Md., Saturday, March 8, 2014. Saturday marks the third and final day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which brings together prospective presidential candidates, conservative opinion leaders and tea party activists from coast to coast. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting in National Harbor, Md., Saturday, March 8, 2014. Saturday marks the third and final day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which brings together prospective presidential candidates, conservative opinion leaders and tea party activists from coast to coast. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Politicians love history, because gesturing at the past is a great way to lend your talking points a sheen of legitimacy. If the Founding Fathers supposedly said it, it must be true!

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