Lincoln thinking out loud……….

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

Thanks Kristi…..

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Quote of the Day…5/3*

Abraham Lincoln:

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.

Alan Cohen:

It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.

Albert Einstein:

Technological change is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.

Today’s Debate…………..2/5*

Do you agree or disagree with the following quote from Lincoln? Explain, please…

“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
-Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)