You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. Posted on 08/28/2009 11:36:08 AM PDT by Notoriously Conservative
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.
Abraham Lincoln
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Powerful stuff
That wasn’t actually Lincoln
http://www.snopes.com/quotes/lincoln/prosperity.asp
but the quotes are timeless nonetheless. The quotes may have been a shot across the bow of Pres. Wilson or FDR and inspiring for any modern conservative or classic liberal.
And he can’t throw a baseball like George Bush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evb489N11Q4&feature=related
3 more parts to the quote that are pertinent to BHO’s totalitarianism:
You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
“You can’t make a weak man strong by making a strong man weak.”
Abraham Lincoln
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