The Declaration of Independence proclaims that "all men" are "endowed by their Creator with certain unaljenable Rights,'' among them "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." What are the...

The Declaration of Independence proclaims that "all men" are "endowed by their Creator with certain unaljenable Rights,'' among them "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." What are the political implicarions of the research indicati11g chat the pursuit of happiness is often misdirected because people typically fail to recognize the conditions that will really make them happy? Does Gilbert's work suggest that Thomas Jefferson's thinking in the Declaration was based on a false assumption? Can any government responsibly claim to make happiness available?