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message 1: by Base (new)

Base (basedrop) I came across this quote on your site:
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/40251...

“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.”

~Benjamin Franklin


I think it is an obvious misquote because:
The constitution does not grant the right to pursue happiness, that phrase is from the declaration of independence, as a writer of both documents would obviously know.

To back me up:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democr...

I can't find a cite anywhere to this quote be attributed to Franklin.


message 2: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments It doesn't seem to belong to anyone. That would mean deletion.


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