prEsiDEntCooliDgE’’s stAtEmEnt, "thE BusinEss oFAmEriCA is BusinEss," still points to An importAnt truth toDAy -- thAt BusinEss institutions hAvE morE prEstigE (威望) inAmEriCAn soCiEty thAn Any othEr kinD oF orgAnizAtion, inCluDing thE govErnmEnt. why Do BusinEss institutions possEss this grEAt prEstigE onE rEAson is thAtAmEriCAns viEw BusinEss As BEing morE Firmly BAsED on thE iDEAl oF CompEtition thAn othEr institutions in soCiEty. sinCE CompEtition is sEEn As thE mAjor sourCE oF progrEss AnD prospErity By mostAmEriCAns, CompEtitivE BusinEss institutions ArE rEspECtE
D、CompEtition is not only gooD in itsElF, it is thE mEAns By whiCh othEr BAsiCAmEriCAn vAluEs suCh As inDiviDuAl FrEEDom, EquAlity oF opportunity, AnD hArD work ArE protECtE
D、 CompEtition protECts thE FrEEDom oF thE inDiviDuAl By Ensuring thAt thErE is no monopoly (垄断) oF powEr. in ContrAst to onE, All-powErFul govErnmEnt, mAny BusinEssEs CompEtE AgAinst EACh othEr For proFits. thEorEtiCAlly, iF onE BusinEss triEs to tAkE unFAir ADvAntAgE oF its CustomErs, it will losE to CompEting BusinEss whiCh trEAts its CustomErs morE FAirly. whErE mAny BusinEssEs CompEtE For thE CustomErs’’ DollAr, thEy CAnnot AFForD to trEAt thEm likE inFEriors or slAvEs.
A、ContrAst is oFtEn mADE BEtwEEn BusinEss, whiCh is CompEtitivE, AnD govErnmEnt, whiCh is A monopoly.BECAmE BusinEss is CompEtitivE, mAnyAmEriCAns BEliEvE thAt it is morE supportivE oF FrEEDom thAn govErnmEnt, EvEn though govErnmEnt lEADErs ArE ElECtED By thE pEoplE AnD BusinEss lEADErs ArE not. mAnyAmEriCAns BEliEvE, thEn, thAt CompEtition is As importAnt, or EvEn morE importAnt, thAn DEmoCrACy in prEsErving FrEEDom. CompEtition in BusinEss is Also BEliEvED to strEngthEn thE iDEAl oF EquAlity oF opportunity.CompEtition is sEEn As An opEn AnD FAir rACE whErE suCCEss goEs to thE swiFtEst pErson rEgArDlEss oF his or hEr soCiAl ClAss BACkgroun
D、CompEtitivE suCCEss is Commonly sEEn As thEAmEriCAn AltErnAtivE to soCiAl rAnk BAsED on FAmily BACkgroun
D、BusinEss is thErEForE viEwED As An ExprEssion oF thE iDEA oF EquAlity oF opportunity rAthEr thAn thE AristoCrAtiC (贵族的) iDEA oF inhEritED privilEgE. govErnmEnt is BEliEvED to DiFFEr strikingly From BusinEss in thAt govErnmEnt is ChArACtErizED By ________.
A、its ABsolutE Control oF powEr
B．its FunCtion in prEsErving pErsonAl FrEEDom
C．its rolE in protECting BAsiCAmEriCAn vAluEs
D、its DEmoCrAtiC wAy oF ExErCising lEADErship