| 1922 The diversity of political regimes is legitimate, provided they contribute to the good of the community. |
| 1923 Political authority must be exercised within the limits of the moral order and must guarantee the conditions for the exercise of freedom. |
| 1924 The common good comprises "the sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily" (GS 26 1). |
| 1925 The common good consists of three essential elements: respect for and promotion of the fundamental rights of the person; prosperity, or the development of the spiritual and temporal goods of society; the peace and security of the group and of its members. |
| 1926 The dignity of the human person requires the pursuit of the common good. Everyone should be concerned to create and support institutions that improve the conditions of human life. |