Money and character

One of the criticisms that foreigners (and many of us, too) have long had about Americans, going back to the earliest years, is how materialist and money-grubbing we are. Tocqueville was gentler than most when he wrote that ?the desire to acquire the good things of this world is the dominant passion among Americans. . . . .?
In the early 20th century, an Egyptian civil servant visiting the U.S. wrote that ?Americans measure man by his income, according to his bank balance, and this wave of idolatry is spreading from America to the rest of the ... More >Laboratory Student Administrator Advertising Blog