As with any ethical obligation, the participation of all in realizing the common good calls for a continually renewed conversion of the social partners. Fraud and other subterfuges, by which some people evade the constraints of the law and the prescriptions of societal obligation, must be firmly condemned because they are incompatible with the requirements of justice. Much care should be taken to promote institutions that improve the conditions of human life. Participation begins with education and culture. One is entitled to think that the future of humanity is in the hands of those who are capable of providing the generations to come with reasons for life and optimism.
Every human community needs an authority in order to endure and develop.
1921 Authority is exercised legitimately if it is committed to the common good of society. To attain this it must employ morally acceptable means. 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. The dignity of the human person requires the pursuit of the common good.