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AN EXCERPT FROM HIS JULY 15, 1979 ADDRESS TO THE NATION:
\n“In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities, and our faith in God, too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption. Human identity is no longer defined by what one does, but by what one owns. But we\u2019ve discovered that owning things and consuming things does not satisfy our longing for meaning.<\/p>\n

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“We\u2019ve learned that piling up material goods cannot fill the emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose.”<\/p>\n

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