“Just as in a physical body the operation of one member contributes to the good of the whole body, so it is in a spiritual body such as the Church. And since all the faithful are one body, the good of one member is communicated to another; everyone members, as the Apostle says, of one another [Eph 4:25]. For that reason, among the points of faith handed down by the Apostles, is that there is a community of goods in the Church, and this is expressed in the words Communion of Saints.” ReasonWholeBodySpiritualCommunityChurchMembersSaintFaithfulOperationsGoodsCommunionApostlesPhysical Body Author:Thomas Aquinas
“Each member of the community gives himself to it at the instant of its constitution, just as he actually is, himself and all his forces, including all goods in his possession.” GivingForceCommunityMembersConstitutionIncludingPossessionInstantGoods Book:On the Social Contract Source: On the Social Contract
“Ought to have a universal compulsory force to move and arrange each part in the manner best suited to the whole. Just as nature gives each man an absolute power over all his members, the social compact gives the body politic an absolute power over all its members." "We grant that each person alienates, by the social compact, only that portion of his power, his goods, and liberty whose use is of consequence to the community; but we must also grant that only the sovereign is the judge of what is of consequence.” MenGivingPersonsWholeUseBodyMovingForceSocialCommunityLibertyHe ManJudgingOughtMembersConsequenceUniversalAbsolutesGoodsGrantsPortionsSovereignCompactCompulsoryAbsolute Power Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc'-ra-cy): A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.” GovernmentWealthNumbersMembersCapablePaidProducersGoodsGoods And ServicesSystems Of Government Author:Morgan Philpot
“Occasionally we have to interpret an international treaty - one, perhaps, affecting airlines and liability for injury to passengers or damage to goods. Then, of course, we have to look to the precedents of other member nations in resolving issues.” LooksCoursesNationsIssuesMembersInternationalDamageInjuryGoodsAirlineTreatiesPassengersPrecedentLiability Author:Sandra Day O'Connor
“If China is helping its domestic industries charge an artificially low price for solar panels and other environmental goods, then China is violating international trade rules that it agreed to when it became a member of the World Trade Organization.” IfsWorldHelpingIndustryMembersLowsOrganizationTradeEnvironmentalInternationalChinaGoodsWorld TradeInternational TradeSolar PanelsWorld Trade Organization Author:Ron Wyden