Abe Lincoln - Prophet

[MaximumPain]

“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 on the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the republic is destroyed." - Abe Lincoln

[Traveler]

Well he was right

It's amazing just how far simple logical deduction can take you.

[MaximumPain]

As you probably guessed that's what I would think about prophets. I also never meant to imply that Abe was a Prophet of God just a smart man.

[Freddy]

Here is the complete passage.

"We may congratulate ourselves that this cruel war is nearing its end.
It has cost a vast amount of treasure and blood. . . .
It has indeed been a trying hour for the Republic; but
I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes
me to tremble for the safety of my country. As a result of the war,
corporations have been enthroned and 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 all wealth
is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.
I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety
of my country than ever before, even in the midst of war.
God grant that my suspicions may prove groundless."

"The passage appears in a letter from Lincoln to (Col.) William F. Elkins, Nov. 21, 1864."

http://www.ratical.org/corporations/Lincoln.html

[Reef Badlaw]

-Huh?

Since the words; 'money power' precede hyphenlessly, the word 'wealth', one could easily substitute or add the words 'wealth and power is aggregated in a few hands', etc. -Meaning Governments, as well as a Government's rewarding of 'corporations' for helping to win wars, which has been true for every war's aftermath in History.

President Dwight Eisenhower not only defined, but blew the whistle on the 'military industrial complex'. Lincoln was only hinting-at it.

[Raptor Witness]

That's capitalism for you. The greatest nation on earth has too many rich people, and not nearly enough Iraqi or Afghani slaves. What has Rome II come to?

[HorrorReporter]

corporations (money and secret societies) have always been in command... The objective of life is to fight against tyranny, evil, injsutice, and immoraility wheever you find it... .. and sleep well at night.. Like Abe, keep taking stands.