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They recognize that human welfare has not increased and does not increase through mere materialism and luxury, but that it does progress through integrity, unselfishness, responsibility and justice.
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Editor's note · Context
In this statement, Roosevelt argues that true human progress is rooted in moral values rather than material wealth.
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