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 20 men permanently, by doing for them what they could and should, do for themselves.
~ Abraham Lincoln
A little patience and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their government to its true principles. It is true that in the meantime we are suffering deeply in spirit, and incurring the horrors of a war and long oppressions of enormous public debt....If the game runs sometime against us at home, we must have patience till luck turns, and then we shall have an opportunity of winning back the principles we have lost, for this is a game where principles are at stake."
~Thomas Jefferson
17 comments:
these are WONDERFUL quotes!!!!! i might have to snatch a few & slap them on my blog, too!
i love Abe Lincoln...i bet he is A Mormon now!
love these quotes. and congrats on prop 8!!
Love these! And laughing about Miss Pickle saying Abe Lincoln probably is a Mormon now.
Love these! What an awesome post!
I was going to leave a serious comment BUT then I read fickle Pickles comment!
:)
She cracks me up!
Yes, Great Wise men who feared God. Heavy sigh. :)
Robin~♥
Great quotes on characteristics on which our nation was founded. I Love America!
yes those are great quotes...inspiring words indeed.
True heroes, true leaders, true patriots, true Americans.
Great quotes! I love them.. Thanks for sharing.
These are such beautiful inspiring Quotes by Godly men...
Thanks for your hard work, we are so pleased about Prop8!
Thanks also for the comments:
Beth
WONDERFUL! love all of them.
Those are great quotes! And Yay that Prop 8 passed!
LOL you are too funny! There are seriously so many great quotes by Abe Lincon. Too bad he wasn't around in today's day and age to run for president. We could sure use someone like hime now!!
P.S. Ms. Pickle's comment...LOL
sorry...I meant him...I swear I know how to spell! :)
This has been a day of high emotions for me. Thanks for the great quotes. I believe we have great men around still. I pray for all our leaders. m
Love the quotes too! :) XOXO
Great quotes Shaila!! Great quotes!
I love Abe! shh dont tell Dean
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