The societies that work build an infrastructure of care_x000D_ as well as an infrastructure of capitalism.
Interpretation
A balanced society nurtures both economic growth and the well-being of its citizens.
Anne-Marie Slaughter emphasizes that for societies to be truly effective, they must invest in two key infrastructures: one that supports economic capitalism and another that fosters care and support for individuals. This dual focus allows people to thrive both economically and emotionally, creating a healthier, more resilient society.
In practice
In a speech about community development, you could reference this quote to highlight the importance of caring for citizens while promoting economic growth.
I’d been part, albeit unwillingly, of making millions of women feel that they are to blame if they cannot manage to rise up the ladder as fast as men and also have a family and an active home life (and be thin and beautiful to boot).
Only when women wield power in significant numbers will we create a society that genuinely works for all women … that will be a society that works for everyone.
The historical basis for the gap between the black middle class and underclass shows that ending discrimination, by itself, would not eradicate black poverty and dysfunction. We also need intervention to promulgate a middle-class ethic of success among the poor, while expanding opportunities for economic betterment.
The essence of a class system is not that the privileged are conscious of their privileges, but that the deprived are conscious of their deprivations.
The view of how America speaks is reflected in our laws. And one of the laws is fair housing. It very clearly prohibits discrimination in the sale and rental of housing in America. It's been a sad fact of American life that the practice in many communities has been quite the opposite.
This society cannot go forward, the way we have been going forward, where the gap between the rich and the poor keeps growing. It's not politically viable; it's not morally right; it's just not going to happen.
We have become more and more not a nation of athletes but a nation of spectators.
Adults, older girls, shops, magazines, newspapers, window signsall the world had agreed that a blue-eyed, yellow-haired, pink-skinned doll was what every girl child treasured
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