A quote from Abe

[jesusfreak]

"You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatreds.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves."

Abraham Lincoln.

The words still hold true today.

At the same time, I have a great quote from the late Pastor, Dr. Adrian Rogers....

"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom.

What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.

The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work, because somebody else is going to get what they worked for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation.

You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."

[dtothelux]

Excellent material. Thanks. Very common sense as well.

[hasset]

It really reminds me of how to raise kids. If you give them everything (like the movie stars do) and don't have them earn things, they will grow up to expect things to continue to be free and they won't amount to much.

My kids worked full time in college and asked for nothing from us. I did what I could to help them but if they had been slackers, I wouldn't have helped at all.

[nobama]

It is about the only campaign promise Odumbo has kept,,, re-distribute the wealth. Thats how he got a lot of his votes,,, give me,give me, give me. With the policies he has in place and is trying to put in place,, I'm about ready to quit my 2 jobs,,go fishing everyday,,pick up my food stamps,,put myself on the waiting list to go to the doctor,,sit at home (or in the boat) and fill out all the forms for freebies that I can. Life is good when we are all poor and live off the gov't. BTW,,,,excellent post jesusfreak !!!

[hasset]

Could you imagine Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid and the likes having to live like the rest of us? I bet they never did any outside work in the 100 degree heat. I bet they never did without a thing or had to save up in order to buy something. I bet they never fixed anything so they wouldn't have to buy something new. Nobama, you probably have good character and the ability to survive "no matter what" from having your two jobs.

I wonder if Nancy Pelosi ever went fishing or cooked her own meals. I bet she didn't do it the way you do it. (bait your own hook, clean your own fish, cook your own meal, etc.) Obama, you are the lucky one.