Most of the growth will be in poor countries, and as people there pursue prosperity, consumption of natural resources will rapidly increase.
Greece joined the EU in the 1980s not just to pursue prosperity, but also as a way to help secure its new and still fragile democracy after years of dictatorship.
"Everyone should have an equal opportunity to pursue prosperity, regardless of race or ethnicity".
But they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great grandsons, great granddaughters might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land".
There were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships, worked even longer, even harder for less....But they, too, had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great grandsons, great granddaughters might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land.
Yes, he actually said that slaves were immigrants who came to America, a land of dreams and opportunity, and worked even longer, even harder for less.....they had a dream that one day their family members might pursue prosperity and happiness... .. No, Dr. Carson..... *from the film, "Get Out"*.
Some responded that our American duties were nothing more than paying taxes and voting, others suggested serving in the military if drafted, obeying the law, serving on a jury, combating tyranny, defending the Constitution, pursuing personal prosperity, participating in the local community, being informed, protecting free speech, having faith in the founding principles of our nation.
Globally, the poor and vulnerable live a whole new survival of the fittest in which nations and corporations alike easily can pursue profit, prosperity and self-interest at the expense of those who are weaker, all while rejecting moral or ethical claims that would curb that behavior if such claims also curb profits.
The United States, for all its faults, has a great tradition of pursuing freedom and prosperity for all its citizens while also standing for freedom and prosperity for others around the planet.
But pursuing profit and prosperity without taking time to process the potential negative effects to our environment and national security is a profound mistake.
