The Application of Values

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently shared his views on the financial crisis with a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress.For me,Mr.Brown said,this global recession is not just to be measured in statistics.We the representatives of the people have to be the people's last line of defense.We have learned through this global downturn that markets should be free;but markets should never be values-free.The world has learned that what makes for a good society,makes for a good economy,too.These enduring values are the values we need for this time.An economic hurricane has swept the world.We are summoned not just to manage our times,but to transform them,the Prime Minister feels.