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Sept. 26, 2014 - Gov. Bobby
Jindal (R-LA) had an interesting take on Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign
slogan "it's the economy stupid." "I’m glad we’ve got a free market
economy. I’m glad we’ve got a democratic system. But it’s
not the economy, stupid. Rather, it’s the – it’s the culture,
stupid. (Applause.)
"Now don’t get me wrong. I’m all for capitalism and a strong economy. But capitalism and free enterprise will fail in a country where people don’t respect the rule of law, they don’t care for each other, they don’t share a common view of the dignity of all mankind as God’s creation. Put simply, culture matters.
"Now don’t get me
wrong. Again, I love democracy, but even
democracy will fail in a place where the collective intentions of the
governed
are bent on selfishness, greed, lawlessness and on subjugating
others. Democracy only works when it can rely on the
bedrock foundation of a culture where people share a common commitment
to doing
the right thing and to playing by the rules.
Otherwise, democracy simply becomes the will of the mob.
Americans success relies on a healthy
culture, a culture that admits that some things are right, some things
are
wrong; a culture that respects life; a culture that honors the dignity
of every
individual and honors the values of our Judeo-Christian ethic."
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