#commonwealth

I would like it to be known that I have decided not to marry Group Capt. Peter Townsend. Mindful of the church's teaching that Christian marriage is indissoluble, and conscious of my duty to the Commonwealth, I have resolved to put these considerations before any others. ↗

— Princess Margaret

#before #capt #christian #church #commonwealth

Some legislators only wish to vengeance against a particular enemy. Others only look out for themselves. They devote very little time on the consideration of any public issue. They think that no harm will come from their neglect. They act as if it is always the business of somebody else to look after this or that. When this selfish notion is entertained by all, the commonwealth slowly begins to decay. ↗

— Thucydides

#governments #rulers #business

A proper community, we should remember also, is a commonwealth: a place, a resource, an economy. It answers the needs, practical as well as social and spiritual, of its members - among them the need to need one another. The answer to the present alignment of political power with wealth is the restoration of the identity of community and economy. (pg. 63, "Racism and the Economy") ↗

— Wendell Berry

#community #identity #politics #art

It is necessary to take an active part in politics to observe how often the welfare of the party organization is put before the issues, even before the welfare of the commonwealth. ↗

— Charles Edison

#before #commonwealth #even #how #issues

Obviously any export of uranium to India could only occur within an appropriate international framework to be negotiated by the commonwealth government. ↗

— Jay Weatherill

#appropriate #commonwealth #could #export #framework

In comparison with other men of their time, the Americans were distinguished by the possession of new political and social ideas, which were destined to be the foundation of the American commonwealth. ↗

— Albert Bushnell Hart

#commonwealth #comparison #destined #distinguished #foundation

For you see this scripture fulfilled this day and therefore I desire you as you tender the Lord and the church and commonwealth to consider and look what you do. ↗

— Anne Hutchinson

#commonwealth #consider #day #desire #fulfilled

We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#commonwealth #conceive #gods #members #men

I would like to thank the Commonwealth Games Federation for the very fair manner in which this matter has been dealt with. ↗

— Kim Collins

#commonwealth #dealt #fair #federation #games

Winning Commonwealth gold was just totally unbelievable. ↗

— Michael East

#gold #just #totally #unbelievable #winning