“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”

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.