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0 pointspintxo6y ago0 comments

Considering it being prominently featured in the US Declaration of Independence, it seems not to be too new.

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Fair point, but that document was written by, and largely for, the privileged class of its day. I’m more curious if there are any metrics that actually show people were more happy in the past.

lonelappde6y ago

The declaration of independence quote was originally John Locke's "life, liberty, and property", but Jefferson changed it to be coy.

https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/46460

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bumby6y ago

Fair point, but that document was written by, and largely for, the privileged class of its day. I’m more curious if there are any metrics that actually show people were more happy in the past.

lonelappde6y ago

The declaration of independence quote was originally John Locke's "life, liberty, and property", but Jefferson changed it to be coy.

https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/46460

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse