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“The purpose of human life is to serve, to show compassion, and the will to help others.” Albert Schweitzer - Theologian, Physician, Medical Missionary
Adam Smith, a Scottish political economist and philosopher, wrote The Wealth of Nations in 1776.
The Wealth of Nations became the foremost manifesto on American Capitalism. In this work, Smith explained that human beings are driven by passion, but at the same time, regulated by reason. From this observation, he concluded that human involvement in economics is “to advance the interest of the society.” In other words, concern for the common good has always been a major tenant in capitalism. An investment in the “things common to all men as more important than the things peculiar to any man” has been a foundational principle of what it means to be American.
• 16th Century land grants from England stimulated economic development.
• 18th Century land grants from Spain promoted development in the Southeastern United States.
• Public-private partnerships resulted in the completion of four of the ve transcontinental railroads.
• The Homestead Act during the Civil War resulted in 500 million acres of dispersed land.
• The GI Bill of the mid 1900’s provided housing and education bene ts to over 10 million veterans.
“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us;
what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.”
Albert Pike - Civil War Of cer, Attorney
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