“In his 1958 book, ‘Reflections on America’, the great French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain (who took refuge in the United States during World War II) claimed that Americans, for all their commercial endeavors, ‘are the least materialist among the modern peoples which have attained the industrial stage.’ Well, that was then, this is now, and it isn’t Jacques Maritain’s America anymore. Still, there remains a link between money-making and idealism in these United States that is distinctive, and perhaps even unique.”
In a recent column, George Weigel (columnist and Distinguished Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, DC) reflected on the role of a robust economy in empowering the people of this nation to live up to their tradition of idealism.
To access Mr. Weigel’s complete essay, please visit:
The Catholic Difference: Campaign 2012 - Economy and empowerment (11 JAN 12)
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