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You cannot bring about prosperity
By discouraging thrift.
You cannot strengthen the weak
By weakening the strong.
You cannot help the wage earner
By pulling down the wage payer
You cannot further the brotherhood of man
By encouraging class hatred.
You cannot help the poor
By destroying the rich
You cannot establish sound security
On borrowed money.
Your cannot keep out of trouble
By spending more than you earn
You cannot build courage
By taking away initiative
And independence
You cannot help man permanently
By doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.~Abraham Lincoln