In the Declaration of Independence, the Founders didn't treat happiness as some fuzzy concept; they believed that people wanted happiness and had the right to pursue it.

在《独立宣言》中，起草人明确提出了幸福的概念；他们相信人民需要幸福并且有权利追求幸福。

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If the psychological research is right, though, the strategy would still be to pursue success, but not, crucially, to the exclusion of happiness.

如果心理研究是正确的，尽管这些策略仍然是追求成功，但很关键的是不会省略幸福。

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To pursue a better life is the theme of the pursuit of happiness.

《当幸福来敲门》这部电影的主题是：追求更好的生活。

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But the Declaration of Independence does not say that government should pursue the happiness of its citizens, only that it should secure its citizens' unalienable right to pursue it for themselves.

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Rather, the pursuit of happiness is the freedom to pursue our dreams, to make meaning in and find the unique significance of our lives.

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But it also tells me we have to work even harder to close the gaps that still exist, and to uphold that simple American ideal: we are all equal and deserving of the chance to pursue our own version of happiness.

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