If I can't do something for the public good, what the hell am I doing?

If I can't do something for the public good, what the hell am I doing?

I ran for public office to do something good.

I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country.

I enjoy my public speaking. That's what I love doing. It's what I'm good at.

Well-reported news is a public good; bad news is bad for everyone.