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Although it was seen as a distinct phrase, many people never fully understood its meaning. Only by their changes did they each have a perspective of the writing as nothing more than the pursuit of wealth and status. Thomas might as well have left "property" in its place. Sadly to say, Jefferson's own "property" included hundreds of people whom he did not permit to pursue their own happiness
Jefferson's aim was then set that all humans have these key points:
"Moral. Happiness the aim of life.
Virtue the foundation of happiness.
Utility the test of virtue"
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Who write life liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
The man that wrote the inalienable rights of man(Declaration of Independence) was John Locke. He stated that man should have the right of Life, Liberty and Property. Thomas Jefferson, stated that men should have to work for their right to property. So he replaced property with the Pursuit of Happiness.
What were 3 unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are the three unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence.
What did Jefferson include as among the natural rights of all men?
Thomas Jefferson wrote the United States Constitution in the 18th century. He wrote that all men had the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
In the declaration of independence what does the pursuit of happiness mean?
"life, liberty and property". But the "change" to "pursuit of happiness" was NOT something Jefferson himself dreamed up. Rather the idea also went back to Locke's discussion of rights -- and the WORDING in the Declaration of Independence was based on the way this was all expressed a month before that document by George Mason.Part of the solution is to clarify what these terms MEANT to Locke and the founding fathers -- neither the mention of "property" nor of "happiness" means quite what WE tend to think. By "property," Locke meant MORE than land and goods that could be sold, given away, or even confiscated by the government under certain circumstances. Property also referred to ownership of one's self, which included A RIGHT TO PERSONAL WELL BEING. Jefferson, however, substituted the phrase, "pursuit of happiness," which Locke and others had used to describe FREEDOM OF OPPORTUNITY as well as the duty to help those in want.
What did Thomas Jefferson consider to be natural or unalienable rights?
Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness
