#public interest

An individual, in promoting his own interest, may injure the public interest; a nation, in promoting the general welfare, may check the interest of a part of its members. ↗

— Friedrich List

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It's a rarity when someone takes a political risk in Washington today in the public interest. ↗

— Arlen Specter

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In 1998, I founded the American Center for Law and Justice, probably the premier public interest law firm in America defending the rights of believers. ↗

— Pat Robertson

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I think prime ministers, I actually think Cabinet ministers should be subject to intense scrutiny, I think that's in the public interest, even if some of the allegations made aren't right and so on, and they have to correct the record, it doesn't matter. ↗

— Alexander Downer

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Deep Throat did serve the public interest by providing the guidance and information to us. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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Wherefore for the public interest and benefit of human society it is requisite that the highest obligations possible should be laid upon the consciences of men. ↗

— Isaac Barrow

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There is already huge public interest in stage musicals. ↗

— Tim Rice

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