Orison Swett Marden Quotes

I think it would be better if nobody owned anything, but they didn't starve. Had enough paint and enough pianos and everything else.

I want to destroy ownership in order that possession and enjoyment may be raised to the highest point in every section of the community.

The fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to none.

When the fruits of civilization, created by all, are enjoyed in common by all, then civilization is secure. Not till then.

Interdependence must be transformed into solidarity based upon the principle that the goods of creation are meant for all. That which human industry produces through the processing of raw materials with the contribution of work must serve equally for the good of all.

The goal of my work is to help assure that we can create a world of abundance in which we meet the basic needs of every man, woman and child.

I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of all the happiness which he can enjoy without diminishing the happiness of his fellow men.

Sport must be the heritage of all men and of all social classes.

What it missing, I think, is this notion of the common good.

Agreeing to share prosperity, rather than let it divide us, is infinitely preferable to the alternative.

No decisions should ever be made without asking the question, is this for the common good?

You have tremendous flexibility in defining both the greater good and the greater community. If you don't succeed in this, then you will continue to pull that heavy wagon up the mountain, and despite the fact that you are pulling it, it will somehow run over your own foot.

Goods are meant for all.

We need property dedicated to the general benefit in addition to that intended for private use.

Nature offers nothing that can be called this man's rather than another’s, but under nature everything belongs to all

…mortals cannot cherish what is private without injury to the community…to the extent that we call anything our own it absorbs our affections and diverts them from the service of the common good.

We must learn for the sake of one another to make better choices guided by more holistic measures of the common good we share.

No universal selfishness can bring social good to all. Communism - the effort to give all men what they need and to ask of each the best they can contribute - this is the only way of human life.

Learning from the experiences of our ancestors, let us together create knowledge for all that benefits all.

The foundation of collectivism is simple: There should be no important economic differences among people. No one should be too rich.

It's time to put back on the agenda the importance of public ownership and public good, the value of working together collaboratively, not in competition.

If every man took only what was sufficient for his needs, leaving the rest to those in want, there would be no rich and no poor.

Scientific knowledge belongs to humanity.

I want the UK to be a global leader in developing and deploying technology, but I also want us to ensure that the benefits are fairly shared across society.