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give precedence

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To walk behind others on a road you are traveling together, to give precedence to others without envy - this is painful for an individual and painful for a nation. Gustav Stresemann

A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human lives and broad public values? William Greider

In a world of increasing inequality, the legitimacy of institutions that give precedence to the property rights of "the Haves" over the human rights of "the Have Nots" is inevitably called into serious question. David Korten

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