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"Pursuit of happiness" did not mean that we should have a good time, anytime we wanted. The pursuit of happiness in this context means that all people should be permitted by government to work, conduct business, buy property, marry, bring up a family, and accumulate wealth. Some texts emphasize the last item as most important.
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Is pursuit of happiness in the constitution?
Yes, we have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness under the bill of rights, which is in the constitution
What 3 rights do all men have according to the declaration of independence?
Life, Liberty, and happiness. Yet, the government can't guarantee that you have any of these things . No one can guarantee that you will be happy. It is up to you to make yourself happy. The language of the Declaration was not a promise to the future, but a means to express a philosophy.
How has the US lived up to the declaration of democracy the pursuit of happiness?
How has the US lived up to the declaration of democracy the pursuit of happiness?
What is Pursuit Of Happiness?
The "pursuit of happiness" is an excerpt from the declaration of independence that allows every race to pursue (go after) his/her own happiness
What is core to the notion of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness in the Declaration of Independence?
is core to the notion of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Independence.
