Public Action Quotes
- The highest proof of civility is that the whole public action of the State is directed on securing the greatest good of the greatest number. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- In effective, sustained citizen action, people learn the skills of public life with which to act effectively. "Commons," or the common wealth-the public goods that… — Harry Boyte
- Public action should seek to expand the set of opportunities of those who have the least voice and fewest resources and capabilities. — Paul Wolfowitz
- Every public action which is not customary, either is wrong or, if it is right, is a dangerous precedent. It follows that nothing should ever… — Francis Cornford