The Wisdom and Prophecy of Jimmy Carter’s ‘Malaise’ Speech
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/23/opinion/jimmy-carter-malaise-speech.html
Crisis of Confidence - Jimmy Carter delivered this televised speech on July 15, 1979
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/carter-crisis/
The threat is nearly invisible in ordinary ways. It is a crisis of confidence. It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart and soul and spirit of our national will. We can see this crisis in the growing doubt about the meaning of our own lives and in the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation.
The erosion of our confidence in the future is threatening to destroy the social and the political fabric of America…
In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities, and our faith in God, too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption. Human identity is no longer defined by what one does, but by what one owns.
Related:
https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/repost-much-of-what-youve-heard-about
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/20/opinion/kai-bird-jimmy-carter-life.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/23/opinion/jimmy-carter-malaise-speech.html
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/carter-crisis/
The threat is nearly invisible in ordinary ways. It is a crisis of confidence. It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart and soul and spirit of our national will. We can see this crisis in the growing doubt about the meaning of our own lives and in the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation.
The erosion of our confidence in the future is threatening to destroy the social and the political fabric of America…
In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities, and our faith in God, too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption. Human identity is no longer defined by what one does, but by what one owns.
Related:
https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/repost-much-of-what-youve-heard-about
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/20/opinion/kai-bird-jimmy-carter-life.html