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May 22, 2008
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Pursuing your Happiness
by Tibor R. Machan
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When the Founders made happiness part of America’s political fabric they made clear that what each of us has a right to is the pursuit of it. As with all individual rights in this political tradition, the right to the pursuit of happiness is a right to take actions of certain sorts, ones that are aimed at achieving our happiness. Even the most basic right, to one’s life, is a right to take a great many actions. Life, after all, consists of being active! The right to private property, too, is a right to take actions that result in the acquisition of valued items. (Read more...)
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Thursday, May 22 - 2:05pmSanction this postReply
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Tibor:

Thanks for writing about a positive subject. We all need to be reminded about keeping our priorities straight every now and again!

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Jeff



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Monday, May 26 - 5:00amSanction this postReply
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This, "The right to private property, too, is a right to take actions that result in the acquisition of valued ideas" should read as this: "The right to private property, too, is a right to take actions that result in the acquisition of valued items."



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