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38: 378:, from 1765 to 1769, which are often cited in the laws of the United States. Blackstone argues that God 'has so intimately connected, so inseparably interwoven the laws of eternal justice with the happiness of each individual, that the latter cannot be attained but by observing the former; and, if the former be punctually obeyed, it cannot but induce the latter. In consequence of which mutual connection of justice and human felicity, he has not perplexed the law of nature with a multitude of abstracted rules and precepts, referring merely to the fitness or unfitness of things, as some have vainly surmised; but has graciously reduced the rule of obedience to this one paternal precept, “that man should pursue his own true and substantial happiness.” This is the foundation of what we call ethics, or natural law.' 321:"If, in reality, courage and a heart devoted to the good of mankind are the constituents of human felicity, the kindness which is done infers a happiness in the person from whom it proceeds, not in him on whom it is bestowed; and the greatest good which men possessed of fortitude and generosity can procure to their fellow creatures is a participation of this happy character. If this be the good of the individual, it is likewise that of mankind; and virtue no longer imposes a task by which we are obliged to bestow upon others that good from which we ourselves refrain; but supposes, in the highest degree, as possessed by ourselves, that state of felicity which we are required to promote in the world." 234: 3574: 2827: 229:
on June 12, 1776, speaks of happiness in the context of recognizably Lockean rights and is paradigmatic of the way in which "the fundamental natural rights of mankind" were expressed at the time: "That all men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights, of which, when
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that Jefferson meant the "pursuit of happiness" to refer primarily or exclusively to property. Under such an assumption, the Declaration of Independence would declare that government existed primarily for the reasons Locke gave, and some have extended that line of thinking to support a conception of
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A number of possible sources of inspiration for Jefferson's use of the phrase in the Declaration of Independence have been identified, although scholars debate the extent to which any one of them actually influenced Jefferson. The greatest disagreement comes between those who suggest the phrase was
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stated "that among the necessary desires some are necessary for happiness, some for physical health, and some for life itself". Although the Declaration of Independence does not mention health, this may be included under "life", and liberty and autarchy are cardinal values of Epicurean philosophy.
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that "the highest perfection of intellectual nature lies in a careful and constant pursuit of true and solid happiness". According to those scholars who saw the root of Jefferson's thought in Locke's doctrine, Jefferson replaced "estate" with "the pursuit of happiness", although this does not mean
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they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety."
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Scanned image of the Jefferson's "original Rough draught" of the Declaration of Independence, written in June 1776, including all the changes made later by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and other members of the committee, and by
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in playing down the protection of "property" as a goal of government. It is noted that Franklin found the property to be a "creature of society" and thus, he believed that it should be taxed as a way to finance civil society.
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Lance Banning notes that the Virginia Declaration of Rights was the inspiration for the phrase in the Declaration of Independence, but does not trace it back to Locke, and in general downplays Jefferson's debts to
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has argued that Jefferson did not take the phrase from Locke and that it was indeed meant to be a standard by which governments should be judged. Wills suggests
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on July 4, 1776. The second paragraph of the first article in the Declaration of Independence contains the phrase "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness".
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prepared in 1763 extolled the "noble pursuit" of "true and solid happiness" in the opening chapter discussing natural rights. Historian
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that political society existed for the sake of protecting "property", which he defined as a person's "life, liberty, and estate". In
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wrote that promoting the well-being of our fellow humans is essential to the "pursuit of our own happiness". Locke never associated
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The Committee of Five edited Jefferson's draft. Their version survived further edits by the whole Congress intact, and reads:
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to the United States Constitution declare that governments cannot deprive any person of "life, liberty, or property" without
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Republics Ancient & Modern, Volume 3; Inventions of Prudence: Constituting the American Regime
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Proposals for concerted operation among the powers at war with the Pyratical states of Barbary
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Plan for Establishing Uniformity in the Coinage, Weights, and Measures of the United States
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posits Burlamaqui as a source in addition to Locke as inspiration for Jefferson's phrase.
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reads, "Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person".
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Independence Hall Assembly Room where Thomas Jefferson served in Congress
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Jefferson manuscript collection at the Massachusetts Historical Society
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The Pursuit of Happiness in the Founding Era: An Intellectual History
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The phrase can also be found in Chapter III, Article 13 of the 1947
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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, 1777 draft and 1786 passage
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789, France)
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describes the "truest definition" of "natural religion" as being "
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which the Declaration says have been given to all humans by their
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by the practice of reason and truth". An English translation of
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The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence
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The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence
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Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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The United States Declaration of Independence was drafted by
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This article is about a famous phrase. For other uses, see
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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
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to create a transcript of Jefferson's draft, which reads:
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Jefferson's "original Rough draught" is on exhibit in the
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Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm (1988). Riley, Patrick (ed.).
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We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that
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Phrase in the United States Declaration of Independence
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A Multitude of Amendments, Alterations and Additions
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made such an association in the introduction to his
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Jefferson's phrase may be specifically based on his
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and orphan of a deceased landowner could keep their
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Primary author, 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights
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The Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Volume 1: 1760–1776
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Index

Life, liberty and property
The Pursuit of Happiness

Office for Emergency Management
Office of War Information
United States Declaration of Independence
unalienable rights
Creator
United States Declaration of Independence
History of the United States Constitution
Thomas Jefferson
Committee of Five
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Roger Sherman
Robert Livingston
Committee of the Whole
Second Continental Congress
Library of Congress
Julian Boyd
all men are created equal
all men are created equal
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Two Treatises of Government
A Letter Concerning Toleration
Essay Concerning Human Understanding
limited government
Boston Pamphlet
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress

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