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In judging a society, every consideration is subordinate to the relative amount of human happiness
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- Harriet Martineau English social theorist and writer (1802 to 1876)
The two considerations just mentioned must be subordinated to the grand one,—the only general one,—of the relative amount of human happiness. Every element of social life derives its importance from this great consideration.
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↗How to Observe Morals and Manners (1838)gutenberg.org
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