Before you vote .... think about this:

* 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

Comments

[jacque jo]

Bravo, Julie. Perfectly stated.

[Dave]

I disagree on a fundamental level with the major of those lines, but that's ok. Opinions are like eyeballs, everyone has them.

However, I would like to respectfully point out that Abraham Lincoln did not say the above quote. William J.H. Boetcker did.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._H._Boetcker