--- title: "9 Liberty Pursuit Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Liberty Pursuit quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Liberty Pursuit sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/leonard-boswell-26037_founded_our-nation-was-founded-on-the-principals_3087405.png" --- > [Our nation was founded on the principals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-boswell/our-nation-was-founded-on-the-principals-of-life-liberty-and-the/) [Leonard Boswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-boswell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/leonard-boswell-26037_founded_our-nation-was-founded-on-the-principals_3087405.png) > [Life,love,liberty,& the pursuit of happiness>](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariah-sheree/life-love-liberty-the-pursuit-of-happiness/) [Mariah Sheree](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariah-sheree/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/487/mariah-sheree-27037_declaration-of-indep_life-love-liberty-the-pursuit-of-happine_242229.jpg) > [HUSBAND, A man who lost his liberty in the pursuit of happiness;](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikhil-saluja/husband-a-man-who-lost-his-liberty-in-the-pursuit-of-happiness/) [Nikhil Saluja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikhil-saluja/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/nikhil-saluja-26_being-cool_husband-a-man-who-lost-his-liberty-in-th_1256625.jpg) > [When the founders wrote about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, they didn't mean longer vacations and more comfortable hammocks. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mccullough/when-the-founders-wrote-about-life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of/) [David McCullough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mccullough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c3/david-mccullough-1091_comfortable_when-the-founders-wrote-about-life-liber_1504370.png) > [As a survivor of the 20th-century Race Wars, my back remains unbent, and I move forward for life, liberty and the pursuit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/as-a-survivor-of-the-20th-century-race-wars-my-back-remains-unbent/) [Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d4/alveda-king-7996_eyes_as-a-survivor-of-the-20th-century-race-w_380088.png) > [For the majority of contemporary Americans, the essence of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness centers on a relentless personal quest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/for-the-majority-of-contemporary-americans-the-essence-of-life/) [Andrew Bacevich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bacevich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/233/andrew-bacevich-26572_acquire_for-the-majority-of-contemporary-america_1561808.jpg) > [The right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness means that each of us is free to go our own way,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/the-right-to-life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness-means-that/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e5/dan-savage-2880_citizens_the-right-to-life-liberty-and-the-pursui_3155416.jpg) > [“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' I realized then where the problem lay. My students, and so many of our young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness-i-realized-then-where-the/) [Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98e/rafe-esquith-15671_freedom_life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-happines_461645.png) > [“They all want to be happy. They all think they should be happy. And they’re quick to trot out their most cherished…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-wood/they-all-want-to-be-happy-they-all-think-they-should-be-happy-and/) [Geoffrey Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-wood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed0/geoffrey-wood-4200_automatic_they-all-want-to-be-happy-they-all-think_1677879.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/liberty-pursuit/#itemlist", "name": "Liberty Pursuit Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Our nation was founded on the principals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Leonard Boswell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-boswell/our-nation-was-founded-on-the-principals-of-life-liberty-and-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/leonard-boswell-26037_founded_our-nation-was-founded-on-the-principals_3087405.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/leonard-boswell-26037_founded_our-nation-was-founded-on-the-principals_3087405.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/leonard-boswell-26037_founded_our-nation-was-founded-on-the-principals_3087405.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Our nation was founded on the principals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” — Leonard Boswell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Life,love,liberty,& the pursuit of happiness>", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mariah Sheree" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariah-sheree/life-love-liberty-the-pursuit-of-happiness/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/487/mariah-sheree-27037_declaration-of-indep_life-love-liberty-the-pursuit-of-happine_242229.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/487/mariah-sheree-27037_declaration-of-indep_life-love-liberty-the-pursuit-of-happine_242229.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/487/mariah-sheree-27037_declaration-of-indep_life-love-liberty-the-pursuit-of-happine_242229.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Life,love,liberty,& the pursuit of happiness>” — Mariah Sheree", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "HUSBAND, A man who lost his liberty in the pursuit of happiness;", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nikhil Saluja" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikhil-saluja/husband-a-man-who-lost-his-liberty-in-the-pursuit-of-happiness/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/nikhil-saluja-26_being-cool_husband-a-man-who-lost-his-liberty-in-th_1256625.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/nikhil-saluja-26_being-cool_husband-a-man-who-lost-his-liberty-in-th_1256625.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/nikhil-saluja-26_being-cool_husband-a-man-who-lost-his-liberty-in-th_1256625.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“HUSBAND, A man who lost his liberty in the pursuit of happiness;” — Nikhil Saluja", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When the founders wrote about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, they didn't mean longer vacations and more comfortable hammocks. 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