Common Good Quotes

138 quotes by 104 authors

The moral justification of capitalism does not lie in the altruist claim that it represents the best way to achieve 'the common good.' It is… — Ayn Rand
Nonviolence seeks to â€˜winâ€™ not by destroying or even by humiliating the adversary, but by convincing [the adversary] that there is a higher and more… — Thomas Merton
We have to grasp, as Marx and Adam Smith did, that corporations are not concerned with the common good. They exploit, pollute, impoverish, repress, kill,… — Chris Hedges
I believe in cooperating for the common good — Erskine Bowles
I would like the government to do all it can to mitigate, then, in understanding, in mutuality of interest, in concern for the common good,… — Warren G
The civil power must not be subservient to the advantage of any one individual, or of some few persons; inasmuch as it was established for… — Pope Leo XII
Religious pluralism is neither mere coexistence nor forced consensus. It is a form of proactive cooperation that affirms the identity of the constituent communities while… — Eboo Patel
The public realm in America has two roles: it is the dwelling place of our civilization and our civic life, and it is the physical… — James Howard Kunstler
... an essential feature of a decent society, and an almost defining feature of a democratic society, is relative equality of outcome - not opportunity,… — Noam Chomsky
The original Greek word "idiotes" referred to people who might have had a high IQ, but were so self-involved that they focused exclusively on their… — Jim Hightower
Leadership is the ability to get individuals to work together for the common good and the best possible results while at the same time letting… — John Wooden
But there are many men-and women-who do things in a time of war that they wouldn't dream of doing in peacetime, and all for the… — Jacqueline Winspear
All men were created to busy themselves with the labor for the common good. — John Calvin
Serving democracy and nourishing the common good is, for the media, something that requires not only attacking corrupt secrecies in a society, but also defending… — Rowan Williams
The imbalance results from ideologies which uphold the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation, and thus deny the right of control to States, which… — Pope Francis
Sometimes we think we're a little too gifted to show up, yo uknow. But none of us truly is...By avoiding risk we really risk what's… — Max De Pree
To desire the common good and strive towards it is a requirement of justice and charity. — Pope Benedict XVI
To work for the common good is the greatest creed. — Albert Schweitzer
Big Brother is not the only danger facing the country. Another is the rising tide of distrust, the corrosive spread of cynicism, the fraying of… — David Brooks
When you desire the common good, the whole world desires with you. Make humanity's desire your own and work for it. There you cannot fail. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

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