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homas Jefferson penned the phrase "life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness," declaring
them in the Declaration of Independence to
be inalienable rights. He would no doubt fall
over in his rocker if he glimpsed the insatiable
appetite we have developed in our modern-day
pursuit of happiness 240 years later. Our goals
and aspirations bear little resemblance to those of
Jefferson and his contemporaries. With our basic
needs met long ago, even the most needy among
us live better than anyone in his time, and yet as a
society we are far from satisfied.
O
Insatiable
Psuit
By Jules Lewis Gibson
