“I will employ my strength for the welfare of the German people, protect the Constitution and laws of the German people, conscientiously discharge the duties imposed on me, and conduct my affairs of office impartially and with justice to everyone.” PeopleLawJusticeDutyProtectOfficeConstitutionAffairWelfareDischarge Author:Adolf Hitler
“Your duty is to pray for the welfare of the world and to work for it as far as it lies in your power.” WorldLyingDutyPrayingWelfare Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“It is the duty of every citizen, for his own welfare, if for no other patriotic reason, to support and fight for and possibly initiate measures having to do with conservation of soil, water and forests.” IfsReasonFightingWaterSupportDutyCitizensForestsWelfareSoilPatrioticConservationInitiate Author:Louis Bromfield
“The revolution must end and the republic must begin. In our constitution, right must take the place of duty, welfare that of virtue, and self-defense that of punishment. Everyone must be able to prevail and to live according to one's own nature.” EndsSelfAbleVirtueDutyRevolutionConstitutionDefensePunishmentWelfareRepublicSelf Defense Author:Georg Buchner
“This is not to say that the government should confiscate from the "haves" and bestow upon the "have-nots", beyond the requirements of a compassionate welfare program to provide for those who cannot provide for themselves. Far from it. But it is to say that our duty is to foster a strong, vibrant wealth-producing economy which operates in such a way that new additions to wealth accrue to those who presently have little or no ownership stake in their country.” WayShouldLittlesCountryGovernmentPoliticsStrongWealthEconomyDutyProgramWelfareLiberalismCompassionateStakesOwnershipRequirementsWelfare Programs Author:Ronald Reagan
“Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life; cunning is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interests and welfare. Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good understanding; cunning is often to be met with in brutes themselves, and in persons who are but the fewest removes from them.” MenLooksKindPersonsReasonFoundStrongUnderstandingInterestDutyMetsPerfectionInstinctGuidesWelfareRemoveCunningBrutesDiscretionGood Understanding Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“Despite its potential, the federal government has restricted funding for creating new cell lines - putting the burden of any future research squarely on the shoulders of the private sector. Government's most basic responsibility, however, is the health and welfare of its people, so it has a duty to encourage appropriate scientific investigations that could possibly save the lives of millions.” PeopleGovernmentLinesResponsibilityMillionsDutyCreatingResearchBurdenShouldersDespiteCellsWelfareAppropriateInvestigationFederal GovernmentFundingPrivate Sector Author:Michael Bloomberg
“The belief that we are defending the highest good of the mothers of our race and the ultimate welfare of society makes every sacrifice seem trivial, every duty a pleasure.” SeemsMotherBeliefPleasureRaceSacrificeDutyHighestUltimateWelfare Author:Carrie Chapman Catt
“I wish the government would read the Constitution. I think that would probably help quite a bit. And maybe they did read it and maybe they got confused when they read the preamble which says one of the duties is to promote the general welfare.” ThinkingHelpingGovernmentWishBitsDutyConstitutionWelfareConfusedGeneral WelfarePreamble Author:Benjamin Carson
“Our foremost priority is the removal of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, disease and illiteracy. All social welfare programmes must be implemented efficiently. Agencies involved in the delivery of services should have a strong sense of duty and work in a transparent, corruption-free, time-bound and accountable manner.” ShouldStrongSocialPovertyDutyInvolvedDiseaseShould HaveBoundsHungerCorruptionPrioritiesWelfareAgencyTransparentDeliveryProgrammesRemovalFree TimeMalnutritionIlliteracySocial WelfareWelfare Programs Author:Pratibha Patil
“The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence.” GivingInterestCommunityExistenceAttentionSocietyDutyCitizensMembersPaidPoliceWelfareLaw EnforcementPolicemenIncumbents Author:Robert Peel
“The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.” FirstsAblePovertyMilitaryWillingDutyCitizensWeightConservativeSocialismWelfareRepublicCitizenshipGood CitizenRepublic DayGood Citizenship Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“Over 5,000 years, states have made surprisingly consistent claims about their duties. They have promised to protect people from threats; promote their welfare; deliver justice and also, perhaps less obviously, uphold truth - originally truths about the cosmos, and more recently truths drawn from reason and knowledge.” PeopleYearsMadeStatesReasonJusticeDutyProtectClaimsThreatWelfareConsistentCosmos Author:Geoff Mulgan
“Because they claim to be concerned with the welfare of whole societies, governments arrogate to themselves the right to pass off as mere abstract profit or loss the human unhappiness that their decisions provoke or their negligence permits. It is a duty of an international citizenship to always bring the testimony of people's suffering to the eyes and ears of governments, sufferings for which it's untrue that they are not responsible. The suffering of men must never be a mere silent residue of policy. It grounds an absolute right to stand up and speak to those who hold power.” PeopleMenHumansWholeGovernmentEyeSufferingSpeakLossDecisionPolicyDutyConcernedEarsClaimsAbsolutesResponsibleMereSilentInternationalProfitWelfareAbstractUnhappinessPermitProvokingCitizenshipTestimonyUntrueNegligence Author:Michel Foucault