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Dr. Andre A. Kulisz
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At no time the following thoughts were more true than today:
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.
This statement has been commonly attributed to Abraham
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.