If One Only Wished To Be Happy, This Could Be Easily Accomplished; But We Wish To Be Happier That Other People, And This Is Always Difficult, For We Believe Others To Be Happier Than They Are. You Are Comparing Your Lot With An Ideal Which Is Of Course Better And Therefore You Feel Worse

-Baron De Montesquieu

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If One Only Wished To Be Happy,

Baron De Montesquieu

If One Only Wished To Be Happy, This Could Be Easily Accomplished; But We Wish To Be Happier That Other People, And This Is Always Difficult, For We Believe Others To Be Happier Than They Are. You Are Comparing Your Lot With An Ideal Which Is Of Course Better And Therefore You Feel Worse

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Gratitude

Believe

People

The Mood And Temper Of The Public In Regard To The Treatment Of Crime And Criminals Is One Of The Most Unfailing Tests Of The Civilisation Of Any Country.

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Tests

Criminals