The concept of a good society has, over the years, been the supreme and ideal picture that many have tried to paint. The countless number of routes to complete this picture seems to be the yardstick that has drawn the line between those who succeed and those who do not. By taking strategic steps and following paths, some have taken paths that have brought them closer to achieving a good society. Others seem to have taken a wrong turn at some point, putting them miles away from the possibility of their image even slightly resembling that of polite society. Several elements are considered by different people to be the vital units of a good society, including justice, fairness, the rule of law. law, economic opportunity, prosperity, ethical standards and good citizenship, to name a few (Ethics Forum, 2010). In the meantime, all these units have been broken down and linked together by James O'toole in his book "The Executive Compass". O'toole represents the idea of ​​a good society using the four cardinal points of a compass with points expressing community, efficiency, equality and freedom as key elements of a good society. For the purpose of a constructive analysis of this philosophy of the good society, O'toole's executive compass will be used as a baseline and main point of reference. O'toole recognizes that there is indeed a tension between these four ideas and then examines why they constitute the major elements from which a well-functioning democracy could create a good society. Freedom is considered the essential element of a good society. . The philosophy of liberty is often explained as a state of freedom within society from the tyrannical restrictions imposed by authority on one's actions, thoughts and opinions (Oxford Dictionaries).Thomas Hobbes, a 1..... . middle of paper... ...wiki?JohnLocke http://mises.org/page/1425 http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/aristotle.html http://plato.stanford .edu/entries/rawls/ http://philanthropy2012.hubpages.com/hub/Famous-Philosophers-what-did-Aristotle-believe http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/socialcontract/section6.rhtml http:/ /ozgurzan.com/management/ management-theories/adam-smith/ http://www.victorianweb.org/economys/division.html http://channelingreality.com/UN/Documents/Etzioni.pdfhttp://www. adamsmith.org/quotes http: //www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/country_information/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communitarianism http://channelingreality.com/UN/Documents/Etzioni.pdf http:/ /www.celebritynetworth.com/ articles/entertainment-articles/the-10-largest-economies-in-the-world/ http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/educationhttp://www.forbes.com /sites/kevinkruse/2012/16/10/quotes-on-leadership/