TDF Crowd Math - Page 3

07-22-2004, 06:50 PM

>Dan Daniel [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

wrote:

>Uh, isn't 'the pursuit of happiness' thing in the Declaration of
>Independence, not the Constitution?

So blame Ben Franklin, not Mike K. It was a quote.

Regards,
Bob Hunt

07-22-2004, 07:43 PM

"Hunrobe" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> >Dan Daniel [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
> wrote:
>
> >Uh, isn't 'the pursuit of happiness' thing in the Declaration of
> >Independence, not the Constitution?
>
> So blame Ben Franklin, not Mike K. It was a quote.
>
I got this quote from BeliefNet's "Thought of the Day". But Dan is right --
"life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is in the Declaration, not the
Constitution.

Seems like an odd error for Ben to have made, since he was there for all
this stuff. So I went hunting.

I entered just the rest of the quote, i.e. "doesn't guarantee happiness,
only the pursuit of it." into Google, and it responded with several screens
which all specified "U.S. Constitution" and "Ben Franklin".

So, if this is not the correct quote, at least there are lots of other
people who are wrong.

--
Mike Kruger
The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it.
You have to catch up with it yourself.
[Benjamin Franklin]

07-22-2004, 07:43 PM

"Hunrobe" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com...
> >Dan Daniel [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
> wrote:
>
> >Uh, isn't 'the pursuit of happiness' thing in the Declaration of
> >Independence, not the Constitution?
>
> So blame Ben Franklin, not Mike K. It was a quote.
>
I got this quote from BeliefNet's "Thought of the Day". But Dan is right --
"life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is in the Declaration, not the
Constitution.

Seems like an odd error for Ben to have made, since he was there for all
this stuff. So I went hunting.

I entered just the rest of the quote, i.e. "doesn't guarantee happiness,
only the pursuit of it." into Google, and it responded with several screens
which all specified "U.S. Constitution" and "Ben Franklin".

So, if this is not the correct quote, at least there are lots of other
people who are wrong.

--
Mike Kruger
The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it.
You have to catch up with it yourself.
[Benjamin Franklin]

07-22-2004, 07:43 PM

"Hunrobe" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com...
> >Dan Daniel [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
> wrote:
>
> >Uh, isn't 'the pursuit of happiness' thing in the Declaration of
> >Independence, not the Constitution?
>
> So blame Ben Franklin, not Mike K. It was a quote.
>
I got this quote from BeliefNet's "Thought of the Day". But Dan is right --
"life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is in the Declaration, not the
Constitution.

Seems like an odd error for Ben to have made, since he was there for all
this stuff. So I went hunting.

I entered just the rest of the quote, i.e. "doesn't guarantee happiness,
only the pursuit of it." into Google, and it responded with several screens
which all specified "U.S. Constitution" and "Ben Franklin".

So, if this is not the correct quote, at least there are lots of other
people who are wrong.

--
Mike Kruger
The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it.
You have to catch up with it yourself.
[Benjamin Franklin]

07-22-2004, 07:43 PM

"Hunrobe" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com...
> >Dan Daniel [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
> wrote:
>
> >Uh, isn't 'the pursuit of happiness' thing in the Declaration of
> >Independence, not the Constitution?
>
> So blame Ben Franklin, not Mike K. It was a quote.
>
I got this quote from BeliefNet's "Thought of the Day". But Dan is right --
"life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is in the Declaration, not the
Constitution.

Seems like an odd error for Ben to have made, since he was there for all
this stuff. So I went hunting.

I entered just the rest of the quote, i.e. "doesn't guarantee happiness,
only the pursuit of it." into Google, and it responded with several screens
which all specified "U.S. Constitution" and "Ben Franklin".

So, if this is not the correct quote, at least there are lots of other
people who are wrong.

--
Mike Kruger
The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it.
You have to catch up with it yourself.
[Benjamin Franklin]

07-22-2004, 07:43 PM

"Hunrobe" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com...
> >Dan Daniel [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
> wrote:
>
> >Uh, isn't 'the pursuit of happiness' thing in the Declaration of
> >Independence, not the Constitution?
>
> So blame Ben Franklin, not Mike K. It was a quote.
>
I got this quote from BeliefNet's "Thought of the Day". But Dan is right --
"life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is in the Declaration, not the
Constitution.

Seems like an odd error for Ben to have made, since he was there for all
this stuff. So I went hunting.

I entered just the rest of the quote, i.e. "doesn't guarantee happiness,
only the pursuit of it." into Google, and it responded with several screens
which all specified "U.S. Constitution" and "Ben Franklin".

So, if this is not the correct quote, at least there are lots of other
people who are wrong.

--
Mike Kruger
The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it.
You have to catch up with it yourself.
[Benjamin Franklin]

07-22-2004, 10:26 PM

>"Mike Kruger" [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

wrote:

>I entered just the rest of the quote, i.e. "doesn't guarantee happiness,
>only the pursuit of it." into Google, and it responded with several screens
>which all specified "U.S. Constitution" and "Ben Franklin".
>
>So, if this is not the correct quote, at least there are lots of other
>people who are wrong.
>
>
>
>--
>Mike Kruger
>The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it.
>You have to catch up with it yourself.
> [Benjamin Franklin]
>

From what I've read, that quote supposedly was a reply to someone complaining
to Ben that the Constitution guaranteed happiness yet he had not gotten his
share. In that context, its understandable, even clever.
Ben may or may not have said it. He never wrote it and CNN wasn't around then
to record it if he did so it could well be a fabrication, rather like David
Millar's original statements about his EPO doping. (Cycling content rule
satisfied.)

Regards,
Bob Hunt

07-22-2004, 10:26 PM

>"Mike Kruger" [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

wrote:

>I entered just the rest of the quote, i.e. "doesn't guarantee happiness,
>only the pursuit of it." into Google, and it responded with several screens
>which all specified "U.S. Constitution" and "Ben Franklin".
>
>So, if this is not the correct quote, at least there are lots of other
>people who are wrong.
>
>
>
>--
>Mike Kruger
>The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it.
>You have to catch up with it yourself.
> [Benjamin Franklin]
>

From what I've read, that quote supposedly was a reply to someone complaining
to Ben that the Constitution guaranteed happiness yet he had not gotten his
share. In that context, its understandable, even clever.
Ben may or may not have said it. He never wrote it and CNN wasn't around then
to record it if he did so it could well be a fabrication, rather like David
Millar's original statements about his EPO doping. (Cycling content rule
satisfied.)

Regards,
Bob Hunt

07-22-2004, 10:26 PM

>"Mike Kruger" [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

wrote:

>I entered just the rest of the quote, i.e. "doesn't guarantee happiness,
>only the pursuit of it." into Google, and it responded with several screens
>which all specified "U.S. Constitution" and "Ben Franklin".
>
>So, if this is not the correct quote, at least there are lots of other
>people who are wrong.
>
>
>
>--
>Mike Kruger
>The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it.
>You have to catch up with it yourself.
> [Benjamin Franklin]
>

From what I've read, that quote supposedly was a reply to someone complaining
to Ben that the Constitution guaranteed happiness yet he had not gotten his
share. In that context, its understandable, even clever.
Ben may or may not have said it. He never wrote it and CNN wasn't around then
to record it if he did so it could well be a fabrication, rather like David
Millar's original statements about his EPO doping. (Cycling content rule
satisfied.)

Regards,
Bob Hunt

07-22-2004, 10:26 PM

>"Mike Kruger" [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

wrote:

>I entered just the rest of the quote, i.e. "doesn't guarantee happiness,
>only the pursuit of it." into Google, and it responded with several screens
>which all specified "U.S. Constitution" and "Ben Franklin".
>
>So, if this is not the correct quote, at least there are lots of other
>people who are wrong.
>
>
>
>--
>Mike Kruger
>The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it.
>You have to catch up with it yourself.
> [Benjamin Franklin]
>

From what I've read, that quote supposedly was a reply to someone complaining
to Ben that the Constitution guaranteed happiness yet he had not gotten his
share. In that context, its understandable, even clever.
Ben may or may not have said it. He never wrote it and CNN wasn't around then
to record it if he did so it could well be a fabrication, rather like David
Millar's original statements about his EPO doping. (Cycling content rule
satisfied.)

Regards,
Bob Hunt