That’s actually in our Declaration of Independence from the British Empire. I don’t recall the constitution including it as well (although most Americans consid

That’s actually in our Declaration of Independence from the British Empire. I don’t recall the constitution including it as well (although most Americans consider it a given because it was in the DOI). Originally Jefferson wrote, “the pursuit of land,” but that was changed at one of the conventions before it was ratified by representatives of the colonies at the time.