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
Many faculty retreated into academic specializations and an arcane language that made them irrelevant to the task of defending the university as… — Henry Giroux 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
Churches are tax exempt because they are supposed to provide a public good. To prove that good to the IRS, churches arent… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
Men who have sacrifice their well-being, and even their lives, for the cause of truth or the public good, are, from an… — African Spir 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
Complaints are everywhere heard from our most considerate and virtuous citizens, equally the friends of public and private faith, and of public… — James Madison Copy Share Image
If you talk to most businessmen, they'll say that what they do is for the public good, but you know they're just… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Planners and designers should encourage as much diversity in human habitats as they find in animal habitats. It is not possible to… — Tom Turner 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
The column's worked out great for me. I've gotten a ton of ego satisfaction, had a lot of fun, won a batch… — Allan Sloan Copy Share Image
The demise of higher education as a public good is also evident in light of the election of a number of right-wing… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Knowledge is a public good and increases in value as the number of people possessing it increases. — John Wilbanks Copy Share Image
It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
Self-interest, be it enlightened, works indirectly for the public good. — William H. Prescott Copy Share Image
A vibrant, rich, growing corpus of public-domain books is a vital public good - similar to parks, the infrastructure of basic services,… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
My public life is before you; and I know you will believe me when I say, that when I sit down in… — Joseph Howe Copy Share Image
To suggest social action for the public good to the city London is like discussing The Origin of Species to a Bishop… — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
He that doth public good for multitudes, finds few are truly grateful — Philip Massinger 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
Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share Image
“Do not suffer your good nature [...] to say yes when you ought to say no; remember that it is a public… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate… — James K. Polk Copy Share Image
