Can you guess what famous person said this?
"You cannot help the poor
by destroying the rich.
by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak
by weakening the strong.
by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity
by discouraging thrift.
by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up
by pulling the wage payer down.
by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man
by inciting class hatred.
by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage
by taking away people's initiative and independence.
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."
by doing for them,
what they could and
should do for themselves."
That was written by the Rev. William John Henry Boetcker in 1916.
ReplyDeleteSomeone just wrote me an e-mail and said it was Adrian Rogers in 1931.
ReplyDeleteNope it was Boetcker:
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._H._Boetcker
http://www.snopes.com/quotes/lincoln/prosperity.asp
Hope all is well in Lake Worth Lynn, missing everyone, but loving our new digs in South Carolina.
Tom