Thursday, August 18, 2011

Lincoln Wisdom

"You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves." A. Lincoln

And why don't we see this, today?  Where is the common sense, the independence, the individualism of our forefathers?




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2 comments:

  1. Such a great quote! So true! I wish everyone was still taught such wisdom!

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  2. :) Yes. I wonder how well I'm teaching/modeling it, myself.

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