Log in  
Sign up

Play online chess!

From	Message
astinkyfart 06-Sep-12, 15:12	Who said this? 1. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. 2. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. 3. You cannot help small men up by tearing big men down. 4. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. 5. You cannot lift the wage-earner up by pulling the wage-payer down. 6. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income. 7. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. 8. You cannot establish sound social security on borrowed money. 9. You cannot build character and courage by taking away a mans initiative and independence. 10. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves Who can correctly guess who said this first?
illinawek 06-Sep-12, 15:16	Easy. Abraham Lincoln. What did I win?
astinkyfart 06-Sep-12, 16:34	Ill You are wrong, you win nothing
softaire 06-Sep-12, 18:20	It was Softaire. I have said those things several times. Did somebody beat me to the punch?
astinkyfart 06-Sep-12, 18:36	Yes Someone beat you to it.
softaire 07-Sep-12, 12:42	So??? Who said it first?
astinkyfart 07-Sep-12, 15:16	WIth this new age of the internet, no one knows?
thumper 07-Sep-12, 16:17	Fine... it was William John Henry Boetcker
thumper 07-Sep-12, 16:23	Followup info about Boetcker Per Wiki: William John Henry Boetcker (1873–1962) was an American religious leader and influential public speaker. Born in Hamburg, Germany, he was ordained a Presbyterian minister soon after his arrival in the United States as a young adult. The Rev. Boetcker was ordained in Brooklyn, New York. He quickly gained attention as an eloquent motivational speaker, and is often regarded today as the forerunner of such contemporary "success coaches" as Anthony Robbins. An outspoken political conservative, Rev. Boetcker is perhaps best remembered for his authorship of a pamphlet entitled The Ten Cannots that emphasizes freedom and responsibility of the individual on himself. Originally published in 1916, it is often misattributed to Abraham Lincoln. The error apparently stems from a leaflet printed in 1942 by a conservative political organization called the Committee for Constitutional Government. The leaflet bore the title "Lincoln on Limitations" and contained some genuine Lincoln quotations on one side and the "Ten Cannots" on the other, with the attributions switched.
astinkyfart 07-Sep-12, 16:32	Thumper You win. .....Finally
softaire 07-Sep-12, 16:44	smart alec
thumper 07-Sep-12, 16:49	Sorry for not getting to this sooner Stinky. I was busy doing the cans and avoiding the cannots.
deadofknight 08-Sep-12, 04:53	Thumper…busy doing the cans…lol You know, we are all a lot of trouble….
illinawek 08-Sep-12, 05:34	Thumper My dad has a framed picture with Lincoln's picture and this quotation on it. Boy will he be disappointed. I'll save the info for the next Thanksgiving Day dinner.

GameKnot: play chess online, free online chess games database, Internet chess league, monthly chess tournaments, chess teams, chess clubs, online chess puzzles and more.