• 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

(Whether Honest Abe actually said these things or not, they are worth a ponder or two)

I found these quotes and thought I would share it, in light of the current political and social climate AND since I am NOT a socialist

“America’s abundance was created not by public sacrifices to the common good, but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their own personal interests and the making of their own private fortunes.” –Ayn Rand

…and how about this gem from many moons ago. Sound familiar?

Karl Marx’ Road to Communism “Owners of capital will stimulate working class to buy more and more of expensive goods, houses and technology, pushing them to take more and more expensive credits, until their debt becomes unbearable.The unpaid debt will lead to bankruptcy of banks which will have to be nationalized and State will have to take the road which will eventually lead to communism.” – Karl Marx, 1867

…and then