THE CALIFORNIA

Jack Dionne, Publisher

Shorl Cluoles frorn Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln is immortal because the wealth of his words and wisdom is inexhaustible. So here follow some of the short paragraphs taken from various remarks of Honest Abe that will bear reading-and rereading:

"You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich."

"You cannot encourage the brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred."

"You cannot help the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer."

"You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence."

"You cannot help men permanently

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by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves."

"You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift."

"You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.tt

Since it has become almost universally agreed that Lincoln was one of the really great men of all human history, it might be wise to think deeply of his words of advice.

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