Freedom and Prosperity
- 6 years ago
A prosperous society is contingent on respect for individual life.
Topic: Freedom
Jimmy Wales: From a practical point of view, one of the real things that's making a huge difference -- and today we're seeing this in more and more places -- is the idea of freedom -- free markets, free minds, freedom of speech. Obviously it hasn't penetrated everywhere yet; but increasingly we see more and more people are coming around to the idea that respect for individual rights is really important if you want to have a prosperous society. And I think that's one of the things that shapes where we are today, and where we can go in the future if we want to have a healthy society.
Recorded on: Aug 10, 2007
Topic: Freedom
Jimmy Wales: From a practical point of view, one of the real things that's making a huge difference -- and today we're seeing this in more and more places -- is the idea of freedom -- free markets, free minds, freedom of speech. Obviously it hasn't penetrated everywhere yet; but increasingly we see more and more people are coming around to the idea that respect for individual rights is really important if you want to have a prosperous society. And I think that's one of the things that shapes where we are today, and where we can go in the future if we want to have a healthy society.
Recorded on: Aug 10, 2007