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Originally Posted by Dordrecht
Socialism is wrong.
Reading about US History I stumbled on this quote:
"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 men by encouraging class hatred.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
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 for them what they could and should do for themselves."
- Abraham Lincoln
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From everything I can find this was not said or written by Abraham Lincoln. It is believed to have been written about 50 yrs after Lincoln died. It is believed to be the works of a Rev William John Henry Boetcker who was a Presbyterian minister.
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