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Wednesday, September 05, 2007

The Ten Cannots

THE TEN CANNOTS
By Reverend William J.H. Boetcker (1916)

  • You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
  • You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
  • You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
  • You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
  • You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich.
  • You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.
  • You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
  • You cannot establish security on borrowed money.
  • 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.
If only our lawmakers would learn these lessons.

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