Quotation by

Samuel Johnson

Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure.

Samuel Johnson

Happiness

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Samuel Johnson suggests that having different levels of authority or rank in society contributes significantly to our sense of happiness. Without these differences, life would be reduced to basic physical pleasures, lacking deeper satisfaction or purpose.

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