Too much and for too long,
we seem to have surrendered
personal excellence and
community value in the mere
accumulation of material things. Our
Gross National Product... ...counts air
pollution and cigarette advertising and
ambulances to clear our highways of
carnage. It counts special locks for our
doors and the jails for the people who
break them. It counts the destruction of
the redwoods and the loss of our natural
wonder in chaotic sprawl. It counts
napalm and it counts nuclear warheads,
and armored cars for the police to fight
riots in our cities.
Yet the Gross National Product does not
allow for the health of our children, the
quality of their education, or the joy of
their play. It does not include the beauty
of our poetry or the strength of our
marriages, the intelligence of our public
debate or the integrity of our public
officials. It measures neither our wit nor
our courage, neither our wisdom nor our
learning, neither our compassion nor our
devotion to our country; it measures
everything, in short, except that which
makes life worthwhile.
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