To comprehend the Wisdom of this Injunction the better, and explain the Duty before us, it should be considered, that Government is the only Means by which human Happiness can be attained.
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The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.
The pursuit of happiness is in our Constitution. We're all entitled to have the best we can.
An order of government, established by such an all-wise, powerful being, must be good and perfect, and must be calculated to promote the permanent peace, happiness, and well-being of all his subjects.
The first duty of government is to see that people have food, fuel, and clothes. The second, that they have means of moral and intellectual education.
The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of common man.
Happiness is only attained by the free will agreeing in its freedom to accord with the will of God.
We believe, as our founders did, that 'the pursuit of happiness' depends upon individual liberty; and individual liberty requires limited government.
To guarantee the individual maximum freedom within a social frame of minimal laws ensures - if not happiness - its hopeful pursuit.
The first duty of a government is to maintain law and order so that the life, property, and religious beliefs of its subjects are fully protected by the State.
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.
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