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OBJEOT$ OF DE VEL OPMENI' 349 happiness. Efilciency and perfection of human develop- men? will be cultivated wfi, h grea?er assiduity ?han a? presen?--no? as ends in ?hemselves, bu? subor- dinated to ?he aim of happiness. Probably we are as ye? a long way from perpetual peace guaranteed by a League of Nations; and until such an organization has stood century without failin? it the test of more than a would scarcely be wise for nations ?o overlook ?he possibility of having ?o defend ?hemselves or a? leas? figh? for ?he League. Conse- quently for a long period ye? efficiency in war mus? be an aim of social and political policy ?o be co-ordinated with ?he aim of directly maximizing happiness. ? The conclusion ?o be drawn is ?ha? for ?he present. ?he sta?esman's aims in his mare direct? measures of legislation, education, and works, should be ?he maximization of happiness in conjunction wi?h securing ?he national defence, and ?ha? ?he develop- ment of physical people should be both these ends. which is perfectly of policy towards the broad and pursued in c?irec?ions This analysis leads to a clear and logical. The ends intellectual efficiency in ?he leading to conclusion direction just indicated is certainly practicable and the aims such as will be accep- table to the people. Moreover it has the advantage that it is merely continuing evolution in the same direction in which it has hit?herto been guided by the principle of. survival. We are simply adding consciously the factor of reasonably determined social control, which is itself evolving rapidly from appli- cation to disconnected reforms to a grand assumption of responsibility for the whole life of. mankind. 4. The Ideal Population.--The broad conclusions as to ?he ul?ima?e aims of social activities s?a?ed in I 8es my ?? o/E?m? 8? ? 8? Pr??, Ind? Jotul of B?o?es, Vol. I, p. ?1.