"The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves."

William Ellery Channing, American Writer

Happiness, Government, Men, Work

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"The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves."

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