Great Picture / Great Quote**

So I said to him, “Barack, I know Abe Lincoln , and you ain’t Abe Lincoln

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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 class hatred. 
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. 

….. Abraham Lincoln **

** Oh the dreaded asterix:

These words are often attributed to Abraham Lincoln, but according to the book They Never Said it: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, & Misleading Attributions, they are not from Lincoln.

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.

However, they were reprinted in a column by Ann Landers, quoted in a speech by Ronald Reagan, and have been read into the Congressional Record.

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So for what it’s worth.  I like the picture because it’s pretty funny, and I like the quote because I believe it.  Don’t really care who said it.  

     

       

~ by brianpirkle on June 13, 2009.