Politics is the art of human happiness.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Politics should ultimately aim to improve human well-being and satisfaction.
- In plain terms
- The purpose of politics is to make people happy.
- What can you take from it?
- Government exists to serve human happiness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can politics truly make us happy?
- What is the goal of government?
Another view
Happiness is subjective and hard to govern by.
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