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The danger is that the message of this book will dissolve into the vague ambiguity of the debate on values. The message is this: most of us are good people with strong values but fail to consider these values in our economic decisions. For instance, by going into debt to purchase a nicer car than we really need, we ace ourselves out of time and money that could be spent on the things that are most valuable to us, such as family, friends, and community. We work harder to attain comfort, stability, and a high lifestyle, forgetting that love, companionship, and fulfillment cannot be purchased. Ben Franklin was notable for his self-examination, the most valuable value of all. His Poor Richard said, "Think what you do when you run into debt; You give to another, Power over your Liberty."
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Readers of this heavy tome could be forgiven for echoing H.L. Mencken's classic riposte: "Down With Uplift." Wuthnow has paraded an extensive series of case histories chronicling all the strains of our times?family breakdown, disaffected children, financial insecurity, unhappiness in the workplace and much more. The author's credentials are impressive: director of the study of American religion at Princeton university. However, the bromides he offers to address these problems are a vague mixture of spiritualism and moral regeneration. Wuthnow has drawn heavily on the thoughts of Benjamin Franklin, including a portion of the title from his most famous work. Which is ironic for a work on morality, as Franklin was a well-known reprobate in his day.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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WHEN MARK LATHAM graduated from college, he had no idea what he wanted to do next. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
expressive moralism, expressive moralists, ascetic moralism, moralist language, consumer rituals, ascetic moralists, moralist arguments, separating money, economic commitments, reflective morality, legitimate account Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Jack Paretti, Pam Jones, Los Angeles, Stuart Cummings, Benjamin Franklin, Mark Latham, Karen Kelsey, Stanton Haynes, Wall Street, Joan Larsen, Mike Kominski, Norm Lundström, Amy Oldenburg, Great Depression, Harold Bentley, Teri Silver, World War, Beverly Hills, Jonathan Edwards, New England, New Jersey, Vanity Fair, Adam Smith New!
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WHEN MARK LATHAM graduated from college, he had no idea what he wanted to do next. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
expressive moralism, expressive moralists, ascetic moralism, moralist language, consumer rituals, ascetic moralists, moralist arguments, separating money, economic commitments, reflective morality, legitimate account Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Jack Paretti, Pam Jones, Los Angeles, Stuart Cummings, Benjamin Franklin, Mark Latham, Karen Kelsey, Stanton Haynes, Wall Street, Joan Larsen, Mike Kominski, Norm Lundström, Amy Oldenburg, Great Depression, Harold Bentley, Teri Silver, World War, Beverly Hills, Jonathan Edwards, New England, New Jersey, Vanity Fair, Adam Smith New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Good Society by Robert N. Bellah on page 36, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Death of a Salesman (Bloom's Guides) by Harold Bloom in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Spiritual Marketplace: Baby Boomers and the Remaking of American Religion. by Wade Clark Roof in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Post-Nationalist American Studies by John Carlos Rowe on page 80, and page 83
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