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Materialism is the Root of All Evil
There is an old adage which says, "The root of all evil is money." This, however,
is not true in America. In America, money is not the problem, the love of money,
or materialism, is the problem. Materialism is at the core of our American dream.
We grow up learning that success is rooted in material wealth and power. We live
in a country where material things mean more to the g ....
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.... Liberty, and the Pursuit of
Happiness. . ." For Americans to be primarily self-reliant and selfish is not
surprising. Americans only do what is beneficial to themselves, if it helps
someone along the way, then that's great, but helping people is not their
initial motive.
In order to have the necessary balance between individualism and community, we
must be willing to give and then, only after giving, take what has been given to
us. If we learn to give, and t ....
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