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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 recordJune 3, 2019
What does it profit a country if it gains the whole world and suffers the loss of its soul?
Said by
Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

McGovern questions the moral implications of prioritizing economic gains over human rights.

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