Title: The 'American Dream' Was Coined in 1931
Headings: The 'American Dream' Was Coined in 1931
The 'American Dream' Was Coined in 1931
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Content: Fundamentally it was about equal opportunity for upward mobility. Quite a dream indeed. From the book: [The American Dream is] that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequately, and too many of us ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position. G/O Media may get a commission
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I was recently reminded of this little fun fact while listening to the fantastic history radio show/ podcast, Backstory from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. I really can't recommend it highly enough. And not just because they had me on to talk about The Jetsons. Image: