An interesting quote.

Protspecd · Apr 18, 2010

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 men's initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for what they could and should do for themselves.

-William J. H. Boetcker

I came across this quote and thought it would be nice to discuss here. No unnecessary flaming, if you are going to respond please do so with respect.

ungovernable · Apr 18, 2010

This quote is fucking stupid. How is this an "interesting quote" ? Absolutly no argumentation, just stupid bourgeoi phylosophy.

So i typed his name on wikipedia and look what came up

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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. 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. 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. The mistake of crediting Lincoln for having been the source of "The Ten Cannots" has been repeated many times since, most notably by Ronald Reagan in a speech he gave at the 1992 Republican convention in Houston.[1]

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Religious leader and conservative, awesomeness.

Wow, you have fucking great sources. Got more stupid conservative quotes to share with us ? Maybe also liberal phylosophy ?

Sorry but you can shove those quotes up your ass.

Only peoples like you and Ronald Reagae can like this bullshit.

Go back listening to The Exploited, politics are too hard for your brain.

Protspecd · Apr 18, 2010

ungovernable said:

This quote is fucking stupid. How is this an "interesting quote" ? Absolutly no argumentation, just stupid bourgeoi phylosophy.

So i typed his name on wikipedia and look what came up

Nobody ↑ :

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. 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. 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. The mistake of crediting Lincoln for having been the source of "The Ten Cannots" has been repeated many times since, most notably by Ronald Reagan in a speech he gave at the 1992 Republican convention in Houston.[1]

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Religious leader and conservative, awesomeness.

Wow, you have fucking great sources. Got more stupid conservative quotes to share with us ? Maybe also liberal phylosophy ?

Sorry but you can shove those quotes up your ass.

Only peoples like you and Ronald Reagae can like this bullshit.

Go back listening to The Exploited, politics are too hard for your brain.

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Lol @ bringing the Exploited thing back up, dude we have history now! Reckon we can be friends now? Bahaha

Never said I liked it did I? I said I found it interesting, discuss. Apparently the English language is 'too hard for your brain'. There was a reason I put this in the debate section of the forum. Respectful posts please. Btw, I came across this on 4chan.

ungovernable · Apr 18, 2010

And how is a shitty quote by a conservative and notorious religious leader and also repeated by Ronald Reagan "interessing" ?

This is a shitty quote against social change, you can bring up millions of those, but there is no point of doing this on an anarcho forum. Why not also post liberal propaganda because it's "interessing" and we can "discuss" ?

Like i said, shove your pro-capitalist conservative propaganda quote up your ass. You're an idiot and an ignorant.

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There was a reason I put this in the debate section of the forum.

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You should have put it in the "off topic and entertainement" section

Protspecd · Apr 18, 2010

ungovernable said:

And how is a shitty quote by a conservative and notorious religious leader and also repeated by Ronald Reagan "interessing" ?

This is a shitty quote against social change, you can bring up millions of those, but there is no point of doing this on an anarcho forum. Why not also post liberal propaganda because it's "interessing" and we can "discuss" ?

Like i said, shove your pro-capitalist conservative propaganda quote up your ass. You're an idiot and an ignorant.

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There was a reason I put this in the debate section of the forum.

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You should have put it in the "off topic and entertainement" section

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Huh, I swear I put it in the debate part, fail forum skills ftl =(

You calling me ignorant? Sure, isn't everyone ignorant in someway?

[Sarcasm] Oh sorry, I forgot you were Ungovernable! You are immune to ignorance, you know all [/Sarcasm]

No point? While we are at it, what is the point of bringing up anything on this forum? "Why not also post liberal propaganda because it's "interessing" and we can "discuss" ?" Okay why not? Next time I come across a quote that challenges our ideas, why don't I post it hear so we can bring it down and counter it just for fun?

ungovernable · Apr 18, 2010

I know for sure that conservative/pro-capitalist/religious propaganda has nothing to do on an anarchist forum.

Nobody ↑ :

No point? While we are at it, what is the point of bringing up anything on this forum? "Why not also post liberal propaganda because it's "interessing" and we can "discuss" ?" Okay why not? Next time I come across a quote that challenges our ideas, why don't I post it hear so we can bring it down and counter it just for fun?

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Anarcho-punk.net is a tool for peoples sharing the same common points of unity, not a free tribune for useless ideological wars. Read the fucking "who are we" text.

Following your logic, why not also post hitler quotes and nazi propaganda just for fun ? You're stupid. Those debates are endless and this isn't the place for it. Here we center on what unite us, and here we don't spread pro-capitalist/religious/conservative propaganda.

Plus you only posted the quote without any argument, you just said it was interessing. That's stupid, you're just spreading the propaganda. You probably didn't even know the origin of the quote since you're an ignorant.

I'm seriously wondering why you registered on this forum. You're only posting bullshit since you registered here.

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