My wife received a politically oriented email yesterday, but I saw the self sufficiency aspects of President Abraham Lincoln's words . . .

• 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 . . .