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.
— Quoted by Ronald Reagan (from Rev. William J. H. Boetcker, commonly misattributed to Abraham Lincoln)
With great thanks to my friend Manuel Klausner for the pic and quote. And JLThorpe in Comments tells us you can get this and other great work from Andy Thomas at http://www.andythomas.com/
I saw that picture in an art store recently. It’s “Grand Ol’ Gang” by Andy Thomas.
http://www.andythomas.com/
He also has a picture of Democrat Presidents named “True Blues”, as well as an Obama picture (yes, Tammy, I know you’re dying to get that one), and I just found out he has a Reagan picture – http://www.andythomas.com/detail.aspx?ID=49