Posted on 04/12/2007 2:35:03 AM PDT by the invisib1e hand
Upon this point all speculative politicians will agree, that the happiness of society is the end of government, as all divines and moral philosophers will agree that the happiness of the individual is the end of man. From this principle it will follow that the form of government which communicates ease, comfort, security, or, in one word, happiness, to the greatest numbers of persons, and in the greatest degree, is the best.
-- John Adams (Thoughts on Government, 1776)
ping.
this looks like a recent repeat, but of course it’s worth repeating.
yeah. if I had a nickel for every near miss...
;^)
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