for the common/public good
idiom
: in order to help or benefit everyone
citizens working together for the common/public good
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But governments could use the technology more for their own ends than for the public good.
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Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2025
Each community documents and pools the funds for the common good (including schooling, social services, and cultural initiatives).
—Mark Johanson, AFAR Media, 22 Apr. 2025
Hands down, private markets beat patronage for the common good, so the government should not be able to easily and quickly intervene on behalf of any particular interest.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Note that some Republican politicians from Maryland emphasize private funding as do conservatives in general and their masters in Washington, D.C.
Government funding from the feds or state for the common good is to be treasured.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2025
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Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2025
Each community documents and pools the funds for the common good (including schooling, social services, and cultural initiatives).
—Mark Johanson, AFAR Media, 22 Apr. 2025
Hands down, private markets beat patronage for the common good, so the government should not be able to easily and quickly intervene on behalf of any particular interest.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Note that some Republican politicians from Maryland emphasize private funding as do conservatives in general and their masters in Washington, D.C.
Government funding from the feds or state for the common good is to be treasured.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2025
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“For the common/public good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20common%2Fpublic%20good. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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