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.
Iβd 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 β¦ that will be a society that works for everyone.
We have become more and more not a nation of athletes but a nation of spectators.
If you have someone who is paying 88 percent of her income on rent, and we have laws that allow a landlord to evict a tenant who falls behind under those circumstances, eviction becomes an inevitability.
It is the tendency of the social burdens to crush out the middle class, and to force society into an organization of only two classes, one at each social extreme.
It's like, hmm, there's people with $2000 weaves that could have bought health care with that weave money. They don't have insurance. People want what they want. And I guess that is a reason we have this big credit card problem and a lot of these foreclosures.
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 extent to which all people in our society are made to count, and believe that they count, is not just a measure of decency; it makes sound economic sense.
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