The United States are a political state, or organized society, whose end is government, for the security, welfare, and happiness of all who live under its protection.

As a bookish child in Calcutta, I used to thrill to the adventures of bad girls whose pursuit of happiness swept them outside the bounds of social decency. Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Emma Bovary and Anna Karenina lived large in my imagination. The naughty girls of Hollywood films flirted and knew how to drive.

Success can create more madness than happiness.

I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.

The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.