Community Quote by Lillian Wald

Work is fundamental to the dignity of a person. . . . It gives one the ability to maintain oneself, one's family, to contribute…

— Pope Francis

It should be remembered that the foundation of the social contract is property; and its first condition, that every one should be maintained in…

— Jean-Baptiste Rousseau

The very foundation of private property and free contracting wears away in a nation in which its most vital, most concrete, most meaningful types…

— Joseph A. Schumpeter

Interdependence must be transformed into solidarity based upon the principle that the goods of creation are meant for all. That which human industry produces…

— Pope John Paul II

“Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value. They’re fundamental.”

— Stephen R. Covey

It will be impossible to put these principles into practice unless the non-owning workers through industry and thrift advance to the state of possessing…

— Pope Pius XI

Principles have a way of enduring, as do the few irreducible individuals who maintain allegiance to them.

— Christopher Hitchens

Decent work is at the heart of the search for dignity for the individual, stability for the family and peace in the community

— Juan Somavia

When the basic structure of society is publicly known to satisfy its principles for an extended period of time, those subject to these arrangements…

— John Rawls

There are principles which govern our life-they are the principles of Life. If our life is lived according to these principles all is well,…

— Henry Thomas Hamblin

Work is about more than making a living, as vital as that is. It's fundamental to human dignity, to our sense of self-worth as…

— William J. Clinton

From repairing our roads and bridges, to building homes and businesses, to establishing critical infrastructure that connects and powers our communities, building trades workers…

— Josh Shapiro