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Originally Posted by Phage
The pursuit of happiness is a right given to citizens; if you are not a citizen, you don't get that right.
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Actually the pursuit of happiness is, according to the framers of the Declaration of Independence, an inalienable right with which all men are endowed"
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Now, they also go on to say a lot about government securing these rights, but it's become a particularly American perspective that we are somehow singled out among the people of the world for special consideration.