"THAT COMMON GOOD, AS I HAVE EMPHASIZED, IS A SET OF SHARED COMMITMENTS---TO THE RULE OF LAW, AND TO THE SPIRIT AS WELL AS THE LETTER OF THE LAW; TO OUR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT; TO TRUTH; TO TOLERANCE OF OUR DIFFERENCES; TO EQUAL POLITICAL RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY; TO PARTICIPATING IN OUR CIVIC LIFE, AND MAKING NECESSARY SACRIFICES FOR THE IDEALS WE HOLD IN COMMON. WE MUST SHARE THESE COMMITMENTS IF WE ARE TO HAVE A FUNCTIONING SOCIETY. THEY INFORM OUR JUDGMENTS ABOUT RIGHT AND WRONG BECAUSE THEY CONSTITUTE OUR COMMON GOOD. WITHOUT THEM, THERE IS NO "WE."
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
No comments:
Post a Comment