During this political season, it is good to be reminded of these wise words.
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 men’s initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.
THE IDIOT’S NAME APPEARS BELOW….
–Abraham Lincoln
H/T – Raced White Male
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Give a man a fish; he eats for the day.
Teach a man to fish; he eats for a lifetime.
A-Men to that, Denise!
These sayings are frequently attributed to President Lincoln, but actually William J. H. Boetcker, a conservative Presbyterian minister and outspoken advocate for liberty, published a pamphlet in 1916 entitled The Ten Cannots. That’s what these are.