ABSTRACT
Public service embodies the ethical principles of the common good-service to oth-
ers and social equity. Public service is important because the essential purposes of
our society are carried out largely in the public sphere: public education, public
health, justice and security, environmental protection, museums, universities, etc.
Many organizations-profit and nonprofit-are government’s partners in building
our necessary infrastructure, as well as developing and applying our emerging tech-
nologies. A strong public service ethic is, then, a common thread that spans a wide
