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Considering it being prominently featured in the US Declaration of Independence, it seems not to be too new.
by pintxo 7y ago
Considering it being prominently featured in the US Declaration of Independence, it seems not to be too new.
- bumby 7y agoFair point, but that document was written by, and largely for, the privileged class of its day. I’m more curious if there are any metrics that actually show people were more happy in the past.
- lonelappde 7y agoThe declaration of independence quote was originally John Locke's "life, liberty, and property", but Jefferson changed it to be coy. https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/46460 https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/46460