Abraham Lincoln – Quote of the Day
Posted by Orrin Woodward on October 31, 2008
Here is an excellent quote from Abraham Lincoln for today’s student of history. George Santayana said, “Those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it.” Ponder the principles that President Lincoln is teaching and ask yourself if anything has changed today. No matter how much technology changes, human nature has not changed. God Bless, Orrin Woodward
Update: This is not a quote from Abraham Lincoln but a minister in 1942. Still good information, but from a different source. Here is the facts:
| Summary of the eRumor: Alleged quotes from Abraham Lincoln about the poor, the weak, prosperity, workers, class hatred, and character. | |
| The Truth: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. They were:1. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. People who got the pamphlet thought the 10 statements were written by Lincoln and they have been distributed widely under Lincoln’s name. |
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 men’s initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.
–Abraham Lincoln
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