Common Good Quotes

138 quotes by 104 authors

World Government is not only possible, it is inevitable; and when it comes, it will appeal to patriotism in its truest sense,in its only sense,… — Peter Ustinov
Today the universal common good poses problems of world-wide dimensions, which cannot be adequately tackled or solved except by the efforts of public authorities endowed… — Pope John XXIII
He does much who loves God much, and he does much who does his deed well, and he does his deed well who does it… — Thomas a Kempis
You are a bundle of mysteries. Finding and conquering yourself is a lifetime task. There are unplumbed depths in you full of the rich ore… — Wilferd Peterson
All over the world, as governments retreat from their traditional duty to foster the common good and reconceive of themselves as mere managers of national… — J M Coetzee
If there's reason for hope, it lies in man's occasional binges of cooperation. To save our planet, we'll need that kind of heroic effort, in… — George Meyer
There are some arts which to those that possess them are painful, but to those that use them are helpful, a common good to laymen,… — Hippocrates
I have seen Americans making great and sincere sacrifices for the key common good and a hundred times I have noticed that, when needs be,… — Alexis de Tocqueville
That future depends on the values of self-government, our sense of duty, loyalty, self-confidence and regard for the common good. We are a diverse country,… — Jeff Miller
While patriotism is often lauded as an unquestionable value, the status of patriotism is a problem for many thoughtful people. It is particularly troublesome for… — Stephen Nathanson
It violates right order whenever capital so employs the working or wage-earning classes as to divert business and economic activity entirely to its own arbitrary… — Pope Pius XI
Children truly are the family's greatest treasure and most precious good. Consequently, everyone must be helped to become aware of the intrinsic evil of the… — Pope Benedict XVI
It is clear that those constitutions which aim at the common good are right, as being in accord with absolute justice; while those which aim… — Aristotle
More and more, when faced with the world of men, the only reaction is one of individualism. Man alone is an end unto himself. Everything… — Albert Camus
To be actively pro-life is to contribute to the renewal of society through the promotion of the common good. It is impossible to further the… — Pope John Paul II
Our leaders will serve the common good with better laws and better actions only when we serve it first, by casting better votes. — Alan Keyes
The important role of union organizations must be admitted: their object is the representation of the various categories of workers, their lawful collaboration in the… — Pope Paul VI
Justice requires that to lawfully constituted Authority there be given that respect and obedience which is its due; that the laws which are made shall… — Pope Pius XI
We have said that the State must not absorb the individual or the family; both should be allowed free and untrammelled action so far as… — Pope Leo XIII
The U.S. cannot force Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds to make peace or to act for the common good. They have been in conflict for 1,400… — Peter DeFazio

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