All men were created to busy themselves with the labor for the common good. — John Calvin Copy Share Image
We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
We offer peace and neighborliness to all the neighboring states and their peoples, and invite them to cooperate with the independent Hebrew… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
I ask everyone with political responsibility to remember two things: human dignity and the common good. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Any man who has ever tried to use political power for the common good has felt an awful sense of powerlessness. — Robert Casey Copy Share Image
Human law cannot punish or forbid all evil, since while doing away with evils it would do away with many good things,… — Saint Augustine 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
This new power, which has proved itself to be such a terrifying weapon of destruction, is harnessed for the first time for… — Queen Elizabeth II Copy Share Image
I would like the government to do all it can to mitigate, then, in understanding, in mutuality of interest, in concern for… — Warren G Copy Share Image
Advocacy groups, politicians, and bureaucrats use the government to advance their private good instead of the common good. — Joel Miller Copy Share Image
“THE BIG THREE “All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
Where people of goodwill get together and transcend their differences for the common good, peaceful and just solutions can be found even… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Each generation, as it seeks to advance the common good, must ask anew: 'What are the requirements that governments may reasonably impose… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Providing for the common good, making people feel secure in their communities and homes - this is the central job of government.… — John Baldacci Copy Share Image
I believe economic growth should translate into the happiness and progress of all. Along with it, there should be development of art… — Pratibha Patil Copy Share Image
“Fourth-century preacher John Chrysostom said, “This is the rule of most perfect Christianity, its most exact definition, its highest point, namely, the… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
The important role of union organizations must be admitted: their object is the representation of the various categories of workers, their lawful… — Pope Paul VI Copy Share Image
The human person is in danger: this is certain, the human person is in danger today, here is the urgency of human… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Because we are rooted in a generous Christian heritage, we are eager to collaborate with people of other faiths, and those seeking… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share Image
“None of this is ever going to change until each of us changes. The change has to come from us, and the… — Peter K. Fallon Copy Share Image
“Moral elevation" describes the feeling of being uplifted by an act of uncommon goodness. Elevation brings out what Abraham Lincoln called "the… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
We live in the age of "Everything Has Rights." Now, I'm not denying that the concept of rights is valid, but I… — John Rosemond Copy Share Image
Children truly are the family's greatest treasure and most precious good. Consequently, everyone must be helped to become aware of the intrinsic… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“The alternative to the free market consumer culture is a set of covenants that supports neighborly disciplines, rather than market disciplines, as… — Walter Brueggemann Copy Share Image
“You know what we’ve lost, William? We’ve lost a sense of responsibility, at least on the individual level. We have too many… — James Webb Copy Share Image
You are a bundle of mysteries. Finding and conquering yourself is a lifetime task. There are unplumbed depths in you full of… — Wilferd Peterson Copy Share Image
“It is an interesting, though idle, speculation, what would be the effect on us if all our reformers, revolutionaries, planners, politicians, and… — H.D.F. Kitto Copy Share Image
“Reigns of terror are thus the bastard child of the Enlightenment. Terror in the name of utopian ideals would rise again and… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
“them out if they make dumb choices. Let them struggle; let them learn; let them take responsibility. They need to figure out… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
“The politics of identity is nothing new, certainly on the American right. What was astonishing during the Reagan Dispensation was the development… — Mark Lilla Copy Share Image
“Government is defined as a right manner of disposing things so as to lead not to the form of the common good,… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
“Their quarry had been cornered in his defenses and their bloodlust was such that they were likely to pay top Julep to… — Ashim Shanker Copy Share Image
“The coming of the messianic King occurs in two stages. At his first coming, he saved us from the penalty of sin… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Active and passive resistance against the usurper is not only a right, but a duty for all citizens. For the usurper is… — Heinrich A. Rommen Copy Share Image
