Best Public Good Sayings

87 Public Good quotes by 73 unique authors

Both of our political parties, at least the honest portion of them, agree conscientiously in the same object: the public good; but they differ essentially… — Thomas Jefferson
May I say, finally, that I have no illusions of grandeur; quite to the contrary, I am very humble in my knowledge that through forty… — Ralph Thomas Walker
The foundations of justice are that on one shall suffer wrong; then, that the public good be promoted. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of pleasures, profits and… — Richard Steele
We like to have a point of view in our stories, not an obvious moral, but a worthwhile theme. ... All we are trying to… — Walt Disney
That humanity and sincerity which dispose men to resist injustice and tyranny render them unfit to cope with the cunning and power of those who… — William Hazlitt
Never be entirely idle; but either be reading, or writing, or praying or meditating or endeavoring something for the public good. — Thomas a Kempis
If you believe that health care is a public good to be guaranteed by the state, then a single-payer system is the next best alternative.… — Charles Krauthammer
It is an old liberal theme that conservative ideas, being red in tooth and claw, cannot possibly emerge from any notion of the public good. — Charles Krauthammer
While I believe our Constitution allows for State and local governments to execute the power of eminent domain for those purposes that specifically serve the… — Solomon Ortiz
Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate for the public… — James K. Polk
All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good. — Anita Roddick
Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain. — Jessica Savitch
I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good. — Adam Smith
Legally speaking, the term 'public rights' is as vague and indefinite as are the terms 'public health,' 'public good,' 'public welfare,' and the like. It… — Lysander Spooner
I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country. — George Washington
Politicians fascinate because they constitute such a paradox; they are an elite that accomplishes mediocrity for the public good. — George Will
A people fired ... with love of their country and of liberty, a zeal for the public good, and a noble emulation of glory, will… — Abigail Adams
The prison industrial complex is perhaps, at least domestically, the most striking example of us putting profit before people. It all stems from one basic… — Eugene Jarecki
Knowledge should be a public good, and I want my ideas to have as much exposure as possible. — Sheena Iyengar
We need to start seeing privacy as a commons - as some kind of a public good that can get depleted as too many people… — Evgeny Morozov
The unlimited replication of information is generally a public good. — George Dyson
The extraordinary genius of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie 100 years ago was their recognition that the great wealth they had amassed could be… — Judith Rodin
I champion sensibly designed racial affirmative action, not because I have benefited from it personally - though I have. I support it because, on balance,… — Randall Kennedy
Well-reported news is a public good; bad news is bad for everyone. — Jill Lepore

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