Barack Obama said "Materialism alone will not fulfill the possibilities of your existence." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 3, 2007

Materialism alone will not fulfill the possibilities of your existence.

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Obama warning against the pursuit of material wealth at the expense of higher ideals.

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