The general welfare of a nation s people is a better indication of that nation s greatness than are the achievements of its rulers artists or scientists Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim In deve

What makes a nation great? I personally disagree with the statement that the general welfare of its people is a better indicator than the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists. The general welfare can be a fundamental standard but it is not a sufficient factor of the judgment.

Some consider the general welfare as a better indication since it is the primary responsibility of the government. Without people's general welfare, a nation could hardly be great. No one treat North Korea as great because millions of its people are still living under starvation while the nation put most of its finance on its military defense and its so-called research of nuclear weapons. It is their people that make the country but the leaders never take care of them. Consequently, the general welfare is usually our first concern when discuss this issue.

However, if the general welfare of a nation's people is a better indicator, we can still find that there are some countries whose people actually live under wealthy welfare while can hardly be considered as a great nation. For example, Saudi Arabia actually makes large fortunes from its natural petrol resources and serves its people well. But hardly do we consider it great because it depends on its natural resources rather than its human progression. We deny Saudi Arabia as great for its lack of contribution to the human society--none of scientific breakthroughs and artistic works.

Politicians, scientists and artists, though conceptually only consist such a little part of a nation, actually make most considerable contribution to the greatness of a nation. It is these social elites who set up the constitutional fundamental for United States that guaranteed the political institution of the great country. We respect the scientific development of America because its amazing scientific creations significantly promote and speed up the procession of social development. Most of us are now enjoying the convenience of life brought by American Internet genius in silicon-valley.

In brief, the general welfare of a nation's people is a basic factor of the judgment of a great nation, but it is not sufficient and cannot be claimed to be a better indicator than the achievements of its social elites. Greatness can be more than the general condition of people.