The foundations of justice are that on one shall suffer wrong; then, that the public good be promoted. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share Image
Money is a public good; as such, it lends itself to private exploitation. — Charles P. Kindleberger 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
We should be aiming for our entire system to reflect that public transportation is a public good. — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
Government is the reimplementation of the public good. - George McGovern ( On Charlie Rose, Jan 6, 2011 telecast Charlotte NC) — George McGovern 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
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
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
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 powers contained in a constitution...ought to be construed liberally in advancement of the public good. — Alexander Hamilton 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
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
The stability of global financial markets is a public good. If governments fail to protect this public good, then those who suffer… — Kevin Rudd Copy Share Image
We need to revise our economic thinking to give full value to our natural resources. This revised economics will stabilize both the… — Paul Hawken Copy Share Image
History teaches us that there have been but few infringements of personal liberty by the state which have not been justified, as… — Harlan F. Stone Copy Share Image
My belief is the majority of people in politics are just interested in pursuing this career in politics, and doing what's necessary… — Dick Murphy Copy Share Image
The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct permanent share… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The object of every free government is the public good, and all lesser interests yield to it. That of every tyrannical government,… — Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger 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
Ashamed of the many frailties they feel within, all men endeavor to hide themselves, their ugly nakedness, from each other, and wrapping… — Bernard de Mandeville 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
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
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
Both of our political parties, at least the honest portion of them, agree conscientiously in the same object: the public good; but… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“In our opinion, there is no public good other than one that assures the citizens' private good; we judge institutions from the… — Simone de Beauvoir 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
“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
He that doth public good for multitudes, finds few are truly grateful — Philip Massinger Copy Share Image
That man is the most loyal who aims at the noblest motive, and that motive the public good. — Virgil Copy Share Image
The English doctrine that all power is a trust for the public good. — Thomas B. Macaulay Copy Share Image
How can there ever possibly be a conflict between my private interests and the public good? — Ashleigh Brilliant Copy Share Image
Every kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary. — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Honest statesmanship is the wise employment of individual meanness for the public good. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
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