Germany has long called for a single foreign policy among European countries, for their common good.

BBC: Russia strengthens ties with Germany

Perhaps most important, calibrated boldness implies not that one solution fits all, but that different countries should do different things, for the common good as well as their own.

ECONOMIST: The G20 and the world economy

Glasgow City Council's Andy Young said his council had adopted the same reactive approach as Edinburgh's and experienced the same problems in trying to establish what constituted 'common good' status for their registers.

BBC: Justice Committee

Shackleton never lost a man in the Antarctic, despite being marooned there in 1915, because he understood his people, got them to make sacrifices for the common good, and earned their love and respect.

CNN: SHARE THIS

In his closing remarks, the Director-General expressed his hope that the tradition of these annual Summit meetings will continue, further increasing regional cooperation "through the political wisdom of its leaders and their belief in the pursuit of dialogue and exchange for the common good".

UNESCO: CULTURE

Managers who sacrifice profit for the common good also are in effect imposing a tax on their shareholders and arbitrarily deciding how that money should be spent.

WSJ: The Case Against Corporate Social Responsibility

Michelle reminds me of this often. (Laughter.) So instead, it is our hope that people of goodwill can pursue their values and common ground and the common good as best they know how, with respect for each other.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at the National Prayer Breakfast

By talking to women across the United States and in India, I am also reminded that there is a common humanity and a common thread that unites us in our efforts to remove barriers preventing women from working for the good of their communities.

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