"We are convinced that we must aim for contentment and happiness. Whether we take five years or 10 to raise the per capita income and increase prosperity is not going to guarantee that happiness, which includes political stability, social harmony, and the Bhutanese culture and way of life."
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Quoted in The Modern Path to Enlightenment, by John Elliott of the Financial Times of London (2 May 1987,
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