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John Larson: “Where there is no work, there is no dignity.”

On the recordJune 24, 2015
Where there is no work, there is no dignity.
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John Larson
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Larson references Pope Francis on the importance of work for dignity.

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