 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
A great deal of nonsense is talked about American so-called "materialism" and what its detractors call "bathroom civilization." I do not think Americans are, in any degree more "materialistic," in the popular sense of that word, than people of other nations. We think they worship the "almighty dollar" because they succeed in getting it. But a needy aristocrat or a French peasant will do things for the sake of money that shock every decent American. Very few Americans marry for mercenary motives
Source: Bertrand Russell: Americans are ... :
Rprrinted in : The Impact of America on ..., 1950, p. 211
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