Reflection is only a partial understanding of truth if it does not translate itself in practice into commitments to the common good… — Adolfo Perez Esquivel Copy Share Image
“The individual is seen as the ultimate. Consequently, we have witneed a decline of civic virtue at the expense of the common… — Chris Brauns Copy Share Image
It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Religious pluralism is neither mere coexistence nor forced consensus. It is a form of proactive cooperation that affirms the identity of the… — Eboo Patel Copy Share Image
When you have a new government assume power, everyone, without exception, has to work for the benefit of the common good. — Michel Temer Copy Share Image
“No, sir! If, for example, in earlier times it was said to me: “Love your neighbour” and I acted on it, what… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“He talked about democracy and good citizenship and about a good world where everyone did the best he could for the common… — Betty Smith Copy Share Image
“Duty is too often what one expects from others and not what one does. What people think and believe and plan are… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
Collectivism means the subjugation of the individual to a group - whether to a race, class or state does not matter. Collectivism… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
While the earnings of a minority are growing exponentially, so too is the gap separating the majority from the prosperity enjoyed by… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Justice requires that to lawfully constituted Authority there be given that respect and obedience which is its due; that the laws which… — Pope Pius XI Copy Share Image
Now then, if we were to go the lowest road and plaster my face on the bottle of oil and vinegar dressing… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
Young people oppose those market-driven values and practices aimed at both creating radically individualized subjects and undermining those public spheres that create… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
What are the American ideals? They are the development of the individual for his own and the common good; the development of… — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
Politics, according to the Social Doctrine of the Church, is one of the highest forms of charity, because it serves the common… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“The four million Minangkabau living in West Sumatra consider themselves to be a matriarchal society. “While we in the West glorify male… — Christopher Ryan Copy Share Image
The imbalance results from ideologies which uphold the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation, and thus deny the right of control… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Letting go isn't easy. Dwelling in the past isn't smart. Loyalty isn't common. Good things don't always last. Life is a struggle.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
More and more, when faced with the world of men, the only reaction is one of individualism. Man alone is an end… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
Serving democracy and nourishing the common good is, for the media, something that requires not only attacking corrupt secrecies in a society,… — Rowan Williams Copy Share Image
“He has no understanding of government, no experience in government, and no appreciation of government’s overriding concern—the common good. This” — Scott McMurrey Copy Share Image
That future depends on the values of self-government, our sense of duty, loyalty, self-confidence and regard for the common good. We are… — Jeff Miller Copy Share Image
The rationale for universal compassion is based on the same principle of spiritual democracy. It is the recognition of the fact that… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Apparently, we have become such a hyper-individualized culture that it is impossible to develop an argument based on how individual cases fit… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
We have said that the State must not absorb the individual or the family; both should be allowed free and untrammelled action… — Pope Leo XIII Copy Share Image
