[单项选择]President Coolidge’s statement, "The business of America is business," still points to an important truth today--that business institutions have more prestige (威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige
One reason is that Americans 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 most Americans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.
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
A. Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries
B. in many countries success often depends on one’s social status
C. American businesses are more democratic than those in other countries
D. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America