Is anyone serious about the politics of happiness? David Cameron dipped a toe in the water, using the word lightly, but denying the hard policies it implies. Labour shies away from it, but should take up the challenge.
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Happiness is not a brilliant climax to years of grim struggle and anxiety. It is a long succession of little decisions simply to be happy in the moment.
No one is guaranteed happiness. You can pursue it, but if you happen to find success along the way on that road to happiness, Conservatives believe you should not be demonized or penalized for it.
Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to audit the progress of national happiness annually, just as we monitor money and GDP.
The only happiness a brave person ever troubles themselves in asking about, is happiness enough to get their work done.
Happiness is an inside job.
Happiness lies so far from man, but he must begin by daring to will it.
Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.
The independence of all political and other bother is a happiness.
The pursuit of happiness is in our Constitution. We're all entitled to have the best we can.
Happiness is a simple everyday miracle, like water, and we are not aware of it.