[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HELPING THE PEOPLE

  (Mr. McCAUL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. McCAUL. 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. And 
you cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could 
and should do for themselves.
  That was a quote from President Abraham Lincoln.

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