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 brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative
and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
William J. H. Boetcker
H/T Shelly
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
A Little Election Day Wisdom
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Theo & Shelly, that was a quote by a gentleman named William J. H. Boetcker. See http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/William_J._H._Boetcker/ and (while I cannot vouch for all things Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._H._Boetcker
Regardless of who said this, he was absolutely correct. We in the US appreciate your prayers today that we do not go socialist. I remain cautiously optimistic. cheers & as usual great website -chuck
These maxims are actually attributed to William J. H. Boetcker. The back story is here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._H._Boetcker
They still hold plenty of weight with me though.
"Fake, but accurate..."
Not Mr. Lincoln's words. from Truth or Fiction:
"The quotes were published in 1942 by William J. H. Boetcker, a Presbyterian minister. He released a pamphlet titled Lincoln On Limitations, which did include a Lincoln quote, but also added 10 statements written by Boetcker himself."
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