Wise Abe

>We have all heard of President Abraham Lincoln’s “Honest Abe” moniker, but I have read several quotes recently to remind me he was a wise man as well. The following observations are timeless: “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.”