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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Happiness of Nations." Happiness cannot be defined, but may be exemplified by experiences. Voluntary acts are divided into those which are useful and useless; useful acts are subdivided into productive and consumptive ones; consumptive acts, in turn, are divided into positive and negative, and productive acts into pleasurable and pleasureless ones. Productive acts are further subdivided into compulsory and spontaneous acts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Happiness of Nations Discussed | 12/9/1909 | See Source »

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