Friday, October 31, 2008

wisdom...

Wisdom


During this political season let's 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 classhatred. 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."

William Boetcker (often attributed to Abraham Lincoln)

3 comments:

sarah said...

amen

Kristina said...

I second that Amen!
I only wish EVERY American read that comment before Tuesday....

Rachel said...

I would like to use that on my page...True words that apply SO MUCH to today!