Public Good Quotes

87 quotes by 73 authors

The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights. — William Blackstone
Because primarily of the power of the Internet, people of modest means can band together and amass vast sums of money that can change the… — William J. Clinton
The acceptance of corporatism causes us to deny and undermine the legitimacy of the individual as citizen in a democracy. The result of such a… — John Ralston Saul
Every kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary. — Albert Schweitzer
A government ought to contain in itself every power requisite to the full accomplishment of the objects committed to its care, and to the complete… — Alexander Hamilton
Ashamed of the many frailties they feel within, all men endeavor to hide themselves, their ugly nakedness, from each other, and wrapping up the true… — Bernard de Mandeville
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 wise, how to… — Gregory Maguire
The greatest danger to liberty today comes from the men who are most needed and most powerful in modern government, namely, the efficient expert administrators… — Friedrich August von Hayek
...if the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the… — Noah Webster
The trade of advertising is now so near to perfection that it is not easy to propose any improvement. But as every art ought to… — Samuel Johnson
It is a misfortune, inseparable from human affairs, that public measures are rarely investigated with that spirit of moderation which is essential to a just… — James Madison
The English doctrine that all power is a trust for the public good. — Thomas B. Macaulay
The best defence [for a democracy, for the public good] is aggressiveness, the aggressiveness of the involved citizen. We need to reassert that slow, time-consuming,… — John Ralston Saul
Alliances are crucial to success in the political sphere. However, if we are to approach other organizations to propose alliances for the public good, we… — Arthur Curley
Our civilization is locked in the grip of an ideology - corporatism. An ideology that denies and undermines the legitimacy of individuals as the citizen… — John Ralston Saul
An over-scrupulous jealousy of danger to the rights of the people, which is more commonly the fault of the head than of the heart, will… — Alexander Hamilton
It is a just observation that the people commonly intend the Public Good. This often applies to their very errors. But their good sense would… — Alexander Hamilton
It is just observation that the people commonly intend the Public Good. — Alexander Hamilton
The business of business should not be about money. It should be about responsibility. It should be about public good, not private greed — Anita Roddick
It may well happen that the public voice, pronounced by the representatives of the people, will be more constant to the public good than if… — James Madison

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