Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness are words that our country forbears, enshrined in our Declaration of Independence from the tyranny of King George III. These simple words are at the very core of our unalienable rights bestowed on us by our Creator. But why, you may ask, did Thomas Jefferson write it this way? Mr. Jefferson and our founding fathers drew upon the wisdom and guidance distilled through the arc of history from such varied and timeless sources as the Bible, Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas, and John Locke. Thomas Jefferson and the rest of our founding fathers realized...

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