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Chris Murphy: “The common good is about living in a world where you care about yourself but others as well.”

On the recordMay 26, 2026
The common good is about living in a world where you care about yourself but others as well.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Explaining the concept of the common good.

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