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- He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
- But the general welfare must restrict and regulate the exertions of the individuals, as the individuals must derive a supply of their strength from social power.
- 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.
- Look around, and you see everywhere the exertions and acts of individuals restricted, regulated, or promoted, on the principle of the common welfare.