The "Sound Advise from Abraham Lincoln" was not written by Abraham Lincoln. They were written by Rev. Boetscher about 75 years ago and passed off as Lincoln sayings.
This quote is erroneously attributed to Abraham Lincoln. According to the book "They Never Said it: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, & Misleading Attributions," they are not from Lincoln. The quotes were published in 1942 by William J. H. Boetcker. He released a pamphlet titled "Lincoln On Limitations," which did include a Lincoln quote. It also contained these statements written by Boetcker himself. I read that even Reagan used these quotes in a speech incorrectly attributing them to Lincoln also.
On Socialism: The fact that, under Mr. Lincoln's administration, we got the Internal Revenue Service, a strong national bank, federal funding for and promotion of education, and federal funding for "internal improvements" is hardly ever mentioned. Such issues are just not openly discussed in politically correct "polite circles." Don't want to pass out too much information that the "great unwashed" (general public) might pick up on, some of them might ask questions.
Lincoln is mentioned as being a devoted disciple of Henry Clay, the father of "internal improvements" (socialism.) No one ever bothers to mention the fact that Clay's "American System" of internal improvements was nothing more than socialism. Many "history" books have little or nothing to say about Clay's programs.
"I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country; corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in High Places will follow, and the Money Power of the Country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the People, until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the Republic is destroyed." - Abraham Lincoln.
"The government should create, issue, and circulate all the currency and credit needed to satisfy the spending power of the government and the buying power of consumers. The privilege of creating and issuing money is not only the supreme prerogative of government, but it is the government's greatest creative opportunity. The financing of all public enterprise, and the conduct of the treasury will become matters of practical administration. Money will cease to be master and will then become servant of humanity." - Abraham Lincoln.
