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.
.....Abraham Lincoln
One of the personal assistants to John Lennon, the deceased Beatle, says that there may have been more to the peace advocate and rock star than meets the eye.
Fred Seaman, who worked with Lennon from 1979 until when Lennon was shot in December 1980, claims the rock star was a fan of President Ronald Reagan, one of the champions of the conservative movement.
"John, basically, made it very clear that if he were an American he would vote for Reagan because he was really sour on [Democrat] Jimmy Carter," Seaman said in a documentary, Beatles Stories.
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TIME MAGAZINE
By:
ZACHARY COHEN
