What did Jefferson mean by “pursuit of happiness” as an unalienable right? If you’ve heard it was a substitute for “property” because Jefferson feared Southerners would equate property with slaves, you heard wrong. For weeks I have repeated a foundational belief of conservatism:
There Is No Liberty Without Pursuit of Happiness
There Is No Liberty Without Pursuit of…
There Is No Liberty Without Pursuit of Happiness
What did Jefferson mean by “pursuit of happiness” as an unalienable right? If you’ve heard it was a substitute for “property” because Jefferson feared Southerners would equate property with slaves, you heard wrong. For weeks I have repeated a foundational belief of conservatism: