Excerpt from Utopia, or the Happy Republic: A Philosophical Romance The first topic upon which they start is Old age from this the transition is easy to the means by which old age may be rendered comfortable, among which wealth holds a prominent place; this conducts the discussion to the subject of a good conscience, then of justice, by the practice of which a good conscience is preserved. It is shown that to be just forms the basis of individual hap piness; that that which renders one man happy, must be equally successful when applied to many men - to all men; consequently, that justice consti tutee the happiness of states as Of individuals. Hence they pass to the consideration of the nature and form of a state, and may be adminis tered on just principles; in other words, rendered prosperous and happy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.