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Al Green: “A great country is not going to be measured--its greatness is not going to be measured by how we treat the people who…”

On the recordApril 29, 2019
A great country is not going to be measured--its greatness is not going to be measured by how we treat the people who live in the suites of life. It will be measured by how we treat people in the streets of life, people who are coming, people who should be allowed to benefit from the Golden Rule that we would apply to ourselves, Father. Do unto others.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Green emphasizes that a nation's greatness is judged by its treatment of vulnerable populations.

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