#public interest

Why something in the public interest such as television news can be fought over, like a chain of hamburger stands, eludes me. ↗

— Jimmy Breslin

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It's a rarity when someone takes a political risk in Washington today in the public interest. ↗

— Arlen Specter

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In the long run, the public interest depends on private virtue. ↗

— James Q. Wilson

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As the contest proceeded, public interest increased and the entire country watched to see which company would win the big government subsidies through the mountains. ↗

— John Moody

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But the reporter has the responsibility to determine, number one, whether that is true, and number two, to make a judgment as to whether it's in the public interest and whether or not it should be part of the debate. ↗

— Bob Schieffer

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An individual, in promoting his own interest, may injure the public interest; a nation, in promoting the general welfare, may check the interest of a part of its members. ↗

— Friedrich List

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To say that only those businesses affected with a public interest may be regulated is but another way of stating that all those businesses which may be regulated are affected with a public interest. ↗

— Harlan Stone

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