He that doth public good for multitudes, finds few are truly grateful — Philip Massinger Copy Share Image
We should be aiming for our entire system to reflect that public transportation is a public good. — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
Knowledge should be a public good, and I want my ideas to have as much exposure as possible. — Sheena Iyengar Copy Share Image
Money is a public good; as such, it lends itself to private exploitation. — Charles P. Kindleberger Copy Share Image
It is an old liberal theme that conservative ideas, being red in tooth and claw, cannot possibly emerge from any notion of… — Charles Krauthammer 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
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
Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of… — Anonymous 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
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
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
I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary. — Nathan Hale Copy Share Image
Legally speaking, the term 'public rights' is as vague and indefinite as are the terms 'public health,' 'public good,' 'public welfare,' and… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Baseball, like some other sports, poses as a sacred institution dedicated to the public good, but it is actually a big, selfish… — Jackie Robinson 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
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
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
Poverty is dishonorable, not in itself, but when it is a proof of laziness, intemperance, luxury, and carelessness; whereas in a person… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
The prison industrial complex is perhaps, at least domestically, the most striking example of us putting profit before people. It all stems… — Eugene Jarecki Copy Share Image
Higher education isn't just a personal investment. It's a public good that pays off in a more competitive workforce and better-informed and… — Robert Reich 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
The true liberty of the press is amply secured by permitting every man to publish his opinion; but it is due to… — Thomas McKean Copy Share Image
Alliances are crucial to success in the political sphere. However, if we are to approach other organizations to propose alliances for the… — Arthur Curley Copy Share Image
“There are seemingly parallel origins of Nature’s God in America and China’s Mandate of Heaven. These twin concepts created socio-political forces for… — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
“The fantastical idea of virtue and the public good being a sufficient security to the state against the commission of crimes...was never… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Republics demanded virtue. Monarchies could rely on coercion and "dazzling splendor" to suppress self-interest or factions; republics relied on the goodness of… — James Monroe Copy Share Image
Let it not, therefore, be said that the Sovereign is not subject to the laws of his State; since the contrary is… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share Image
If I can't do something for the public good, what the hell am I doing? — Anita Roddick Copy Share Image
It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
