What is civilization save passing to posterity the accumulated prosperity, cultural achievements, customs and mores of our forbearers?

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At the same time, Obama's media surrogates have focused their wrath on Romney's statement about the cultural sources of economic prosperity.

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Ms Hughes-Hallett uses the lives of her subjects to capture Britain as it lurched forward into 100 years of peace, prosperity and unprecedented cultural and scientific development.

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EU, which in the 1950s embodied hopes of peace and prosperity, can come to embody cultural aspirations half a century later.

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Climate change is already adversely affecting many areas, including biodiversity and ecosystems, freshwater resources, human health, human settlements and migration patterns, the conservation of natural and cultural world heritage properties, and peace and prosperity.

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In other words, a rate of immigration that outruns the capacity for cultural integration threatens the distinctive national institutions that ensure freedom and prosperity.

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That led to a public row and recriminations - both at odds with the vision of unity and prosperity, as the city uses its hard-won cultural title to rebrand its image at home and abroad.

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Depending on your cultural background, you might want to display it on your teeth for the appearance of prosperity or wear it dangling from your neck, ears or arms.

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