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But, for the most part, happiness is simply a state of mind; and he seems to have had but little suspicion that differences of wealth might issue in dangerous social consequence.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski argues that happiness is primarily a mental state, with little awareness of the social consequences of wealth disparities.
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