Quote by Francis Wright
We hear of the wealth of nations, of the powers of production, of

We hear of the wealth of nations, of the powers of production, of the demand and supply of markets, and we forget that these words mean no more, if they mean any thing, then the happiness, and the labor, and the necessities of men. – Francis Wright

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It will appear evident upon attentive consideration that equality of intellectual and physical advantages is the only sure foundation of liberty, and that such equality may best, and perhaps only, be obtained by a union of interests and cooperation in labor. – Francis Wright

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Equality
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Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you. – Francis Wright

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Faith
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The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness. – F. H. Bradley

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Happiness

Every happiness is a hostage to fortune. – Arthur Helps

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Happiness

Whether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare ones self to do without it. – George Eliot

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Happiness

I dont understand why Europeans and South Americans can take more sophistication. Why is it that Americans need to hear their happiness major and their tragedy minor, and as jazzy as they can handle is a seventh chord? Are they not experiencing complex emotions? – Joni Mitchell

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Happiness

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I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it raging and roaring like a wild beast in its den. It puts me in mind of the everlasting efforts of the human mind, struggling to be free and ending just where it began. – William Hazlitt

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From you we have learned what we, at least, value, to separate Church and State and from you we gather inspiration at all times in our devotion to learning, to religious liberty, and to individual and National freedom. – Seth Low

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You should be careful what you wish for, as the reasons for war get confused. One person can be very clear in their motives, but others can have different agendas. – Dougray Scott

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Most editors are failed writers — but so are most writers. – T.S. Eliot

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Writing