It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit.
Individual freedoms are the primary engine by which the pursuit of happiness can be maximally instantiated.
Our democracy is dependent on people who passionately cherish the ideals of a democracy. Every man is created equal with an inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It's a wonderful idea, and it takes people who cherish that idea to be actively involved in the process.
The U.S. Declaration of Independence enshrines the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Alas, that is not the case everywhere in the world.
I believe in the ideals of America, in liberty, justice, and the pursuit of happiness.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is part of our constitutional rights and it belongs to everybody.
I never thought I'd be using this phrase, but the pursuit of happiness - that's my right.
The Constitution guarantees us our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That's all. It doesn't guarantee our rights to charity.
Today, we stand as a united country and are much closer to the ideals set forth in our Constitution 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.