Quote by Polly Toynbee
Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now

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. – Polly Toynbee

Other quotes by Polly Toynbee

Inequality makes everyone unhappy, the poor most of all, and that is well within the remit of the state. More money gives less extra happiness the richer we get, yet we are addicted to earning and spending more every year. – Polly Toynbee

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Happiness
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But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith. – Polly Toynbee

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Education
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There is all the difference in the world between teaching children about religion and handing them over to be taught by the religious. – Polly Toynbee

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Religion
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The happiness of the creature consists in rejoicing in God, by which also God is magnified and exalted. – Jonathan Edwards

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I always looked for a man to rescue me and bring me happiness. I bought into that myth, of course, and looked for my own Prince Charming. – Linda Evans

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Happiness

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. – Gustave Flaubert

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Happiness

If you are not happy here and now, you never will be. – Taisen Deshimaru

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Happiness

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Trust that little voice in your head that says Wouldnt it be interesting if… And then do it. – Duane Michals

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What we have at present is a system of loss socialism. Whatever goes wrong is shouldered by the general public and anything that works is privatised. Worshippers of market freedom have suspended the most important economic principle: Risk and liability go hand in hand. – Sigmar Gabriel

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