If you admit the greatest happiness of the greatest number to be the true test of national prosperity, then, beyond all controversy, the British West Indies are now infinitely more prosperous than at any previous period of their history.
Tappan argues that the British West Indies have achieved greater prosperity post-abolition compared to their past.
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