right to the pursuit of happiness

Noun

Meaning

the right to try to find happiness

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

human right

Examples

Liberal relativism has its roots in the natural right tradition of tolerance or in the notion that everyone has a natural right to the pursuit of happiness as he understands happiness; but in itself it is a seminary of intolerance. Leo Strauss

Modern Americans travel light, with little philosophic baggage other than a fervent belief in their right to the pursuit of happiness. George Will

Close letter words and terms

right to speedy and public trial by jury right to survive right to take part in voting right to try right to use right to vote