Conservatives are happier because they believe (right or wrong) they have both the responsibility and the ability to control their personal situations. Liberals believe they have neither the responsibility nor the ability to change their situation. They need something else (the government and charity) to make them happy.
Self-reliant people will be happier than helpless victims.
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Our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer.
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