It is just observation that the people commonly intend the Public Good. — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good. — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Because primarily of the power of the Internet, people of modest means can band together and amass vast sums of money that… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
“For the consequences of brave actions are only temporary, while whatever is committed to writing for public good is of lasting benefit.” — Flavius Vegetius Renatus Copy Share Image
I champion sensibly designed racial affirmative action, not because I have benefited from it personally - though I have. I support it… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
So there's always been this clash between what is the public good - that which belongs to all of us in common… — Neil Abercrombie Copy Share Image
It may well happen that the public voice, pronounced by the representatives of the people, will be more constant to the public… — James Madison Copy Share Image
We like to have a point of view in our stories, not an obvious moral, but a worthwhile theme. ... All we… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights. — William Blackstone Copy Share Image
All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the… — Anita Roddick Copy Share Image
It is a misfortune, inseparable from human affairs, that public measures are rarely investigated with that spirit of moderation which is essential… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The trade of advertising is now so near to perfection that it is not easy to propose any improvement. But as every… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
While I believe our Constitution allows for State and local governments to execute the power of eminent domain for those purposes that… — Solomon Ortiz Copy Share Image
Marriage is a public good, not just a private relationship. We have a public stake in healthy marriages and two-parent families. Our… — William J Doherty Copy Share Image
Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics. There must be a… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Moreover, the sciences are monuments devoted to the public good; each citizen owes to them a tribute proportional to his talents. While… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The greatest danger to liberty today comes from the men who are most needed and most powerful in modern government, namely, the… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
A national evil requires a national remedy; let not this any longer be delayed: let your minds expand, free from every narrow… — Joseph Lancaster Copy Share Image
Many university presidents assume the language and behavior of CEOs and in doing so they are completely reneging on the public mission… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
It is the duty of mankind on all suitable occasions to acknowledge their dependence on the Divine Being... Almighty God would mercifully… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Against the tyranny of forgetting, educators, young people, social activists, public intellectuals, workers and others can work to make visible and oppose… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
“They challenged the widely accepted post–World War II consensus that an activist government was a force for public good. Instead, they argued… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
The Internet, too, has strong attributes of a public good, and has undermined the “private good” attributes of old media. Internet service… — Robert Waterman McChesney Copy Share Image
“Is there such a thing as public good? That's all I'm asking. I mean, is your good the same as my good?… — Jim Carroll Copy Share Image
That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free; and that all men, having… — George Mason Copy Share Image
University presidents should be loud and forceful in defending the university as a social good, essential to the democratic culture and economy… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
To the cheater, there is no such thing as honesty, and to Republicans the idea of serving the public good is counterfeit… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
To me, education is not a commodity. It is a public good, essential to any society with a claim to being civilised. — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
What was a profitable business in one era can become a public utility and a recognized public good in the next. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
The public good is promoted best by people pursuing their own private interests. This bothers some people because they're more concerned with… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
I think whenever something is - whenever there's something that affects the public good, then there does need to be some form… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
And thirdly, the FDA occasionally does some genuine public good with whatever energies it has left over after serving the vested political… — G. Edward Griffin Copy Share Image
Yes, I'm nervous. You'll find in time most people are. They simply learn better how to disguise it, and sometimes, if they're… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
If you believe that health care is a public good to be guaranteed by the state, then a single-payer system is the… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
The United States is an outlier in the size and scope of its loan infrastructure; in many peer countries, higher education is… — Annie Lowrey Copy Share Image
There are many special interests skilful at manipulating circumstances and communications in such a way as to benefit their own ends and… — Randal Marlin Copy Share Image
The powers contained in a constitution...ought to be construed liberally in advancement of the public good. — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
It would not be for the public good to have [a majority in Congress of one party] greater [than] two to one. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image