It means that you want to do righteousness. And that is what our declaration also says when it speaks of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Our founding fathers meant the pursuit of happiness was the pursuit of a virtuous life. It wasn't self indulgent happiness, it was the pursuit of virtue. (01:36–01:42)
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Asserts that the founding fathers intended the pursuit of happiness to mean pursuing virtue.
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