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Jim McGovern: “What does it profit a country if it gains the whole world and suffers the loss of its soul?”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2022
What does it profit a country if it gains the whole world and suffers the loss of its soul?
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

McGovern warns against compromising values for economic gain.

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