As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
America has to ask itself not what it wants, but what it can afford.
For the state of our union to be strong, we need to place value in Americans.
America has to ask itself not what it wants, but what it can afford... The New Deal, in my mind, has become a raw deal for my children.
The American Dream is really money.
Let's make what Americans buy. Buy what Americans make. And sell it to the world.
Over and over, the economy has determined the extent of our response, but how much value does it place on breathable air, drinkable water, edible food and stable weather and climate? Surely the economy is the means to a better future, not an end in itself. Surely it must be subordinate to a rich, diverse ecosphere that sustains all life.
Value is what people are willing to pay for it.
If we have wealth, it will be protected from inflation and possibly even enhanced in value.
Americans have always prized individuality - it is part of our national DNA - but America is a community that draws strength from the sum of our people and has always known that the total of that sum is worth far more than its individual parts.
The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.