Adam Smith said you should not trust anyone who professes to trade for the public good.
Public-private partnerships will fail without strong government oversight and protection of the public good.
Only public officials should make such decisions, because they operate with the public good in mind.
To protect political authority or preserve the public good (which often came down to protecting mainstream values).
Companies are increasingly looking at how they can serve the public good while improving their bottom line.
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At others, active government is required to steady markets, help the needy or serve the public good.
And they have demotivated people who like to feel that they are working for the public good.
And, like our own problems, they were motivated by political expediency rather than concern for the public good.
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It is about ideas, the public good and doing what is best for the state of New York.
And many universities are already collaborating with government and industry to promote economic development and the public good.
But to be fair, there are people who believe in their ideas and want to do the public good.
The research is paid for from the public purse for the public good.
There are other volunteer software writing projects for the public good out there.
If you are going to work at a nonprofit, you should have as your primary motivation the public good.
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And they need to pressure political foot-draggers to act for the public good.
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Sadly, however, those who often seek office are perceived to be self-indulged rather than have the public good in mind.
In a nutshell, we are looking for people who can help make big things happen rapidly to advance the public good.
But, appeals to corporate social responsibility are not an effective way to strike a balance between profits and the public good.
Corporations are no longer able to sit back and take profit without re-investing some of those earnings back into the public good.
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What family values are entirely personal, and which affect the public good?
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For the public good, he decided to cut players off after 10 hours of continuous play if they had connected from a university computer.
We have already seen both countries making tremendous progress in transitioning beyond conflict by promoting reconciliation and building democratic institutions that serve the public good.
Autopsy, like organ donation, is a difficult subject to broach with grieving families (though the public good associated with both can help the grieving process).
Moreover, NCRP sees the question of whether a charitable donation serves the public good as not to be left just to the discretion of donors.
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In Germany the public good included blocking access to sex-related information.
It substantially increased the amount that was invested in the public good: more than 90% of the participants contributed more money when punishment was a possibility.
These pose the question of whether people working in the White House should serve only the president, or also some distinct concept of the public good.
" The head of Goldman's German operations, Alexander Dibelius, sparked more controversy in January by saying banks "do not have an obligation to promote the public good.
My hope for my graduating seniors is that they find satisfaction in their chosen careers and continue to contribute to the public good wherever they may live.
Obama closed by noting the nation's recent tragedies in Massachusetts and Texas, praising Americans of all stripes from first responders to local journalists for serving the public good.
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