“When politicians suggest that happiness be made the ultimate aim for society we should remember that they are probably not talking about happiness at all”

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When politicians suggest that happiness be made the ultimate aim for society we should remember that they are probably not talking about happiness at all. They are talking about ideology: their own political agendas in disguise.

Carl Cederstrom, “The Dangers of Happiness”, The New York Times (19 July 2015), SR8.

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