#common good

We call ourselves public servants but I'll tell you this: we as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the common good. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

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Once upon a time there was a Queen who had a son so ugly and so misshapen that it was long disputed whether he had human form. A fairy who was at his birth said, however, that he would be very amiable for all that, since he would have uncommon good sense. ↗

— Charles Perrault

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Care for life and physical health, with due regard for the needs of others and the common good, is concomitant with respect for human dignity. ↗

— Salvatore J. Cordileone

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There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

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Providing for the common good, making people feel secure in their communities and homes - this is the central job of government. it's why all of us are here serving our state and our people. ↗

— John Baldacci

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Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. The right reason is to challenge the status quo, to serve the common good, and to leave this nation better than we found it. ↗

— Sarah Palin

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A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

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Any man who has ever tried to use political power for the common good has felt an awful sense of powerlessness. ↗

— Robert Casey

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That future depends on the values of self-government, our sense of duty, loyalty, self-confidence and regard for the common good. We are a diverse country, and getting more diverse. And these virtues are what keep this great country together. ↗

— Jeff Miller

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Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

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