LETTERS: LINCOLN'S 10 `CANNOTS'

To the editor:

Would please print the enclosed quotes from President Abraham Lincoln? They apply to much to our present situation in our beloved country.

Ten "Cannots"

-- "You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift."

-- "You cannot help small me 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 many by destroying the rich man."

-- "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 man's initiative and independence."

-- "You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves."

RUTH C. NISCHWITZ

Gordonville