Events & Opportunities
March 31, 2026
The Pursuit of Happiness
The most famous phrase from the Declaration of Independence is: “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.” Why did the founders include “the pursuit of Happiness” in the Declaration? What did they mean by this phrase? What does it mean to us today?
Facilitator Alex Sager is a social and political philosopher who teaches at Portland State University. He writes about the political philosophy of human migration, democracy, and leisure. He is the author of Against Borders: Why the People of the World Need Free Movement (Off the Fence Series: Rowman & Littlefield International, 2020). He spends his free time pursuing happiness.
6:30 p.m., Silver Falls Library District, Silverton