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No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.
No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.
This statement links societal well-being to internal conditions of its members. It leans toward an internal standard, suggesting that true prosperity is measured by the inner welfare of individuals, not by external wealth concentrated at the top.