We need a free economy not only for the renewed material…

We are exceptional not because of who we are but because of what we do and how we put the ideals of human dignity,…

— Jon Meacham

For too long the development debate has ignored the fact that poverty tends to be characterized not only by material insufficiency but also by…

— Kofi Annan

If a Tory does not believe that private property is one of the main bulwarks of individual freedom, then he had better become a…

— Margaret Thatcher

One set of messages of the society we live in is: Consume. Grow. Do what you want. Amuse yourselves. The very working of this…

— Susan Sontag

I feel terrible that I once put too much emphasis on material prosperity.

— Benny Hinn

“To us, the argument for material well-being might seem uncontroversial. But in the eighteenth century, material prosperity was frequently condemned as "luxury" by religious…

— Jerry Z. Muller

Only after people express their anger and sadness over the broken dreams of material prosperity will they turn to the task of building a…

— Duane Elgin

If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful…

— Winston Churchill

In effect, a selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resources and to the…

— Pope Francis

“Freedom of person, of the press, of participation in government; without this, material prosperity is not possible. Freedom inspires men to work by giving…

— Mustafa Akyol

“The unvarnished truth is that what we most frequently give thanks for betrays what we most highly value. If a large percentage of our…

— D.A. Carson

One of the outstanding tragedies of this age of struggle and money-madness is the fact that so few people are engaged in the effort…

— Napoleon Hill

I have an intense personal interest in making the use of American capital in the development of China an instrument for the promotion of…

— William Howard Taft

The market economy is deeply congruent with the values set out in the Hebrew Bible. Material prosperity is a divine blessing. Poverty crushes the…

— Jonathan Sacks

The American economic, political, and social organization has given to its citizens the benefits of material prosperity, political liberty, and a wholesome natural equality;…

— Herbert Croly