| You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging
thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You
cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You
cannot further the brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn. You
cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative
and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing what they
could and should do for themselves
- Rev. William Boetcker
Frequently mistakenly attributed to Abraham Lincoln |