Taking a Wrong Turn in the Pursuit of Happiness
Most Americans don’t correctly understand the phrase in the Declaration of Independence having to do with “the pursuit of happiness.” The best interpretation of the meaning of the phrase in that era comes from the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 which notes that “the happiness of a people, and the good o…
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