Question: Isn't the common good for the general public more important than the private good for an individual? Aren't the general public's interests more important than the individuals?
Answer: The answer is no for at least two reasons (or the same reason approached from two angles). (1) When trying to enforce some supposed general interests, the individual's interests are generally being sacrificed, and since the general public is nothing else than a collection of individuals, the general interests are being damaged by being focused on. (2) When the individual's interests are not put first and protected by all means, the individual will cease to seek his own private goals in life or work, and thereby his potentials are not being maximized, and therefore his contribution to the society is lessened, making the general public more poor in all economic and social aspects.
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