When it shall be said in any country in the world my poor...

When it shall be said in any country in the world my poor are happy; neither ignorance nor distress is to be found among them; my jails are empty of prisoners, my streets of beggars; the aged are not in want; the taxes are not oppressive; the rational world is my friend, because I am a friend of its happiness: When these things can be said, there may that country boast its Constitution and its Government

Thomas Paine Quote About Happiness, Country, Ignorance: When It Shall Be Said...

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