Diffusion Quote by Rutherford B. Hayes

“So far as laws and institutions avail, men should have equality of opportunity for happiness; that is, of education, wealth, power. These make happiness secure. An equal diffusion of happiness so far as laws and institutions avail.” quote by Rutherford B. Hayes — Download Open image

“So far as laws and institutions avail, men should have equality of opportunity for happiness; that is, of education, wealth, power. These make happiness secure. An equal diffusion of happiness so far as laws and institutions avail.”

Rutherford B. Hayes

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The melancholy thing in our public life is the insane desire to get higher.

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As friends go it is less important to live.

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