I strongly believe that wealth is at the heart of the traditional American generosity. Not wealth concentrated in certain families, but the wealth of our high standard of living and resulting expectation that there was enough for everyone in America. That is not true of many places around the world. My family lived in a poor country stil…
I strongly believe that wealth is at the heart of the traditional American generosity. Not wealth concentrated in certain families, but the wealth of our high standard of living and resulting expectation that there was enough for everyone in America. That is not true of many places around the world. My family lived in a poor country still reeling from WWII during the 1950s, and things were far different there. Each community was jealous of its neighbors, afraid they would get what ever precious resources might be available. It was a real problem. In my mind, it was the result of the assumption that there was NOT enough to go around, and anything they got would be at your expense.
I strongly believe that wealth is at the heart of the traditional American generosity. Not wealth concentrated in certain families, but the wealth of our high standard of living and resulting expectation that there was enough for everyone in America. That is not true of many places around the world. My family lived in a poor country still reeling from WWII during the 1950s, and things were far different there. Each community was jealous of its neighbors, afraid they would get what ever precious resources might be available. It was a real problem. In my mind, it was the result of the assumption that there was NOT enough to go around, and anything they got would be at your expense.