GDP

    Yet the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country, it measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile. And it can tell us everything about America except why we are proud that we are Americans.
... ... 并没有考虑到我们孩子的健康、他们的教育质量、或者他们做游戏的快乐。它也没有包括我们的诗歌之美和婚姻的稳定，以及我们关于公共问题争论的智慧和我们公务员的廉政。它既没有衡量我们的勇气、我们的智慧、也没有衡量我们对祖国的热爱。简言之，它衡量一切，但并不包括使我们的生活更有意义的东西；它可以告诉我们关于美国人的一切，但没有告诉我们为什么我们以做一个美国人而骄傲。