A bird was lying on his back in the road with his feet in the air. A horse saw him and asked, “What’re you doing?” The sparrow said, “I’m helping hold back the darkness.” The horse sneered and said, “Yeah, right,” and the sparrow said, “One does what one can.” 
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Get Politically Engaged, Get Happy?
By Lee Drutman — 2010
Political activists—even the angry ones, but not the daring ones—are happier than the average person.
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