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"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" is a well-known phrase in the United States Declaration of Independence.〔 Scanned image of the Jefferson's "original Rough draught" of the Declaration of Independence, written in June 1776, including all the changes made later by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and other members of the committee, and by Congress.〕 The phrase gives three examples of the "unalienable rights" which the Declaration says has been given to all human beings by their Creator, and for which governments are created to protect. == Origin and phrasing == The United States Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson, edited by the Committee of Five, then further edited and adopted by the Committee of the Whole of the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The second section of text in the Declaration contains the phrase. Jefferson's "original Rough draught" is on exhibit in the Library of Congress.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=We Hold These Truths To Be Self Evident... )〕 This version was used by Julian Boyd to create a transcript of Jefferson's draft, which reads: The Committee of Five edited Jefferson's draft. Their version survived further edits by the whole Congress intact, and reads:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Declaration of Independence )〕 A number of possible sources or inspirations for Jefferson's use of the phrase in the Declaration of Independence have been identified, although scholars debate the extent to which any one of them actually influenced Jefferson. Jefferson declared himself an Epicurean during his lifetime: this is a philosophical doctrine that teaches the pursuit of happiness and proposes autarchy, which translates as self-rule, self-sufficiency or freedom. The greatest disagreement comes between those who suggest the phrase was drawn from John Locke and those who identify some other source. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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