A country is more than an economy. We're a civic society.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Our civic society is really all we have by way of nationhood.
No economic system is perfect. But the American Free Enterprise system has empowered millions of people in the past. I know, because I saw it with my own eyes.
Capitalism is part of our system, but it's not for the faint of heart.
Economy is the basis of society. When the economy is stable, society develops. The ideal economy combines the spiritual and the material, and the best commodities to trade in are sincerity and love.
A society is not a market. It is a political community.
My claim is that we do not have a market economy, but a capitalist economy.
We must never forget that it is the private sector - not government - that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses, flourish and can provide good jobs when government acts as a productive partner.
I believe that our country is a richer, more vibrant society precisely because it is a multi-racial, multi-ethnic society.
It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy.
A nation's economy is more than its markets, tastes, technologies and property rights.