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ContextThis line was written by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776). The British Colonies were tired of being bossed around by Britain. You know the story, right? The Declaration was their manifesto of freedom, and Jefferson had the task of writing it. Jefferson is saying that all of us are born with certain rights, one of which is going after the things that make us happy. Whether it's chicken farming, basket weaving, or stamp collecting, Jefferson thinks we should have a chance to chase our dreams. By the way, Jefferson wasn't the first person to come up with this idea. He was inspired by the writings of a lot of other philosophers. But he certainly had a talent for coining a phrase. Some people say the idea of the "American Dream" is based on this phrase, which totally makes sense. Where you've heard itThis phrase is super famous, so chances are, you've heard it in popular culture. Maybe you've even heard Thomas Jefferson himself rap it during a cabinet meeting in the Broadway musical Hamilton. It's Jefferson vs. Hamilton, and Jefferson's ready to throw down. Additional Notable References
Pretentious FactorIf you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.It's hard to be pretentious when you're saying that everyone has the right to be happy. Go ahead and use this one whenever you like. July 4 is the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. A group of 56 men met in Philadelphia in 1776 to approve the document, which declared that the United States was its own country. The Declaration of Independence is basically a letter to King George III of Great Britain. It explains why the
American colonists didn't want to be controlled by the British government anymore. They accuse the king of treating them unfairly and taking away their freedoms. Americans fought in the Revolutionary War against the British and won their freedom. It helped inspire other people around the world to declare their own independence from kingdoms and empires. Activists and freedom fighters often quote this famous sentence from the Declaration of Independence: 'We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” It says 'all men are created equal” (it should really say 'all people,” not just men), but Americans have been fighting for equal rights ever since it was signed. Throughout American history, people have held up the Declaration of Independence when they advocate for more freedom - such as recognizing women's
right to vote, abolishing slavery, ending racial segregation and legalizing same-sex marriage. Even today, many Americans say we are still not living up to the values in the Declaration of Independence. Millions of citizens are supporting the Black Lives Matter protests because they think people of color are not being treated fairly or enjoying all the same freedoms as white Americans. In some ways, the American Revolution is not over. It's been 244 years since the Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776, and the fight for Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness for all Americans continues. John Trumbull's painting, 'Declaration of Independence,' depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence presenting their work to the Congress. The painting can be found on the back of the U.S. $2 bill. The original hangs in the US Capitol rotunda. Pursuit of HappinessSome Americans, including Thomas Jefferson and George Mason, incorporated the concept of the pursuit of happiness into man’s natural, or inherent, universal rights. Borrowing the idea of pursuing virtue or happiness from Scottish moral philosophers, such as Henry Home, Lord Kames, Jefferson went so far as to substitute the phrase "the pursuit of happiness" for the word "property" in his litany of inalienable natural rights. Where did this idea come from? » We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable self-evident; that all men are created equal & independent from that equal creation they derive in rights equal rights some of which are they are endowed by their creator with certain [inherent &] inalienable rights; that among which these are life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness; What does the Declaration of Independence say about Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness?I believe this is what our founding fathers spoke of in our Declaration of Independence when they wrote: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Who said Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness in the Declaration of Independence?Thomas Jefferson took the phrase “pursuit of happiness” from Locke and incorporated it into his famous statement of a peoples' inalienable right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration of Independence.
What does Jefferson mean by liberty in life liberty and pursuit of happiness?Thomas Jefferson described the term liberty in the Declaration of Independence as “unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others.
Does the Declaration of Independence say life liberty and property?The Takeaway
Ratified on July 4, 1776, The Declaration of Independence offers the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (or property) to all Americans.
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