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| − | The maxim '''''pursuit of happiness''''', a key phrase in the U.S. [[Declaration of Independence]], "was penned in direct reference to the words of English philosopher [[John Locke]], who in his 1690 essay, ''Concerning Human Understanding'' wrote, 'the necessity of pursuing happiness [is] the foundation of liberty.'<ref>[ | + | The maxim '''''pursuit of happiness''''', a key phrase in the U.S. [[Declaration of Independence]], "was penned in direct reference to the words of English philosopher [[John Locke]], who in his 1690 essay, ''Concerning Human Understanding'' wrote, 'the necessity of pursuing happiness [is] the foundation of liberty.'<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Climategate-Veteran-Meteorologist-Exposes-Warming/dp/1935071831#reader_1935071831 Climategate: A Veteran Meteorologist Exposes], page xiii, [[Brian Sussman]]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 19:52, April 9, 2019
The maxim pursuit of happiness, a key phrase in the U.S. Declaration of Independence, "was penned in direct reference to the words of English philosopher John Locke, who in his 1690 essay, Concerning Human Understanding wrote, 'the necessity of pursuing happiness [is] the foundation of liberty.'[1]