William Boetcker Quote

Quote from William Boetcker,

"You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot lift the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer.
You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot establish security on borrowed money.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves."

By:

William Boetcker (more quotes by William Boetcker or books by/about William Boetcker)

(1873-1962) German-born Presbyterian clergyman

Source:

"The Ten Cannots" (1916)
often falsely attributed to Abraham Lincoln:
http://www.cincinnatiskeptics.org/blurbs/lincoln-cannots.html

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By:	William Boetcker (more quotes by William Boetcker or books by/about William Boetcker)
	(1873-1962) German-born Presbyterian clergyman
Source:	"The Ten Cannots" (1916) often falsely attributed to Abraham Lincoln: http://www.cincinnatiskeptics.org/blurbs/lincoln-cannots.html
Categories:	Character, Communism, Diversity, Economics, Equality, Independence, Money, Prosperity, Reason, Responsibility, Socialism, Taxation, Welfare, Tax
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