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The moral code he wrote is The Way to Happiness, containing twenty-one separate precepts—each constituting a rule for living—and has relevance for anyone. It is the first moral code based wholly on common sense and the only one entirely non-religious in nature. It carries no other appeal than to the good sense of the individual man or woman, boy or girl who reads it.
Scientologists and others distribute this booklet broadly. The Way to Happiness Foundation in Los Angeles was organized to meet the heavy demand for this booklet and to coordinate groups who use it to improve their families, schools and communities.
The Way To Happiness Extension course, based on the booklet, is a key
element of the Criminon program. As the first step toward rehabilitation, this correspondence course is designed to give students knowledge of right and wrong conduct. The Way To Happiness is practical and incisive and provides fundamental guides to behavior—a vital step often overlooked in the family life and education of the criminal. In fact, The Way To Happiness has broad applicability to our society and has also been distributed throughout thousands of schools, colleges and business organizations.
More than 7,000 schools across the United States have participated in the Set a Good Example Contest, which is based on the precepts in the booklet. The contest promotes drug-free lifestyles, honesty, trust, literacy and competence.
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