Dan SavageThe truly revolutionary promise of our nation's founding document is the freedom to pursue happiness-with-a-capital- H.
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The true revolutionary promise of our nation's founding document is the freedom to pursue happiness - with a capital-H. It's not about what we can get, but what we can become. Our founding document, the Declaration of Independence, sets forth two basic principles: "All Men are created equal." The Constitution sets forth this same basic principle in its first sentence, "We the People... do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." The meaning of these two principles is so simple that it seems obvious, yet so many think they are too small to matter.
Source: Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins And The Pursuit Of Happiness In America
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