The Pursuit of Happiness

By Thomas F. Schwartz Stone Plate Engravings, Declaration of Independence, Plates and Facsimiles of the Declaration of Independence, 1823, 1895 and 1951Records of the Bureau of Rolls and Library, Engravings, Printing Plates and Medals RG59 General Records of the Department of State, National Archives and Records Administration The most important and memorable phrase in the … Continue reading The Pursuit of Happiness

The Declaration, Lincoln, and Hoover

Stone Plate Engraving of the Declaration of Independence, National Archives and Records Administration By Thomas F. Schwartz “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness…” This aspirational statement … Continue reading The Declaration, Lincoln, and Hoover