[thecavemaster]

If you knew that the authenticity of the quote that you attributed to Lincoln was questionable when you created the thread, then you should have disclosed that fact in the OP. If you did not know, then you should have known. I am not debating Lincoln's worth as a president here, merely demonstrating that you once again made assumptions about my political beliefs with no basis in fact.

Dearest Hoot, I suggested (at least twice) that to my mind, after researching, was satisfied that the quote is legitimate, as it still is. Lincoln said other things in other places that suggested his distrust of big money, concentrated in few hands, with the potential to thwart democracy. I saw a cartoon where a dad was shining a light under his kid's bed, the caption read, "See, son, no socialists." Was it a tableau of your childhood?