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Happiness is a battle to be waged and not a feeling to be awaited.

— Dennis Prager Happiness is a Serious Problem (1998)

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A person whose conduct consists of not hurting anyone is not good; such a person is merely not bad. To be a good person involves the active pursuit of good. It is not enough merely to refrain from hurting other human beings; one must intercede on their behalf.

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