The Pursuit of Happiness Quotes

“Florida is a place for innovation, for prosperity, for pioneering.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems

“Only a wise and prudent people who are spiritually evolved can be trusted to govern themselves.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems

“E Pluribus Unum
The United States of America (USA)
Is a meeting place
For peoples of varied backgrounds.

And from the Great Plains of Nebraska and Wyoming
To Maryland's Eastern Shore.

From the Great Lakes adjacent Minnesota,
To the Everglades of Southern Florida.

We are one.

From the corals
Off of California's coasts.

To the mountains
Of the Shenandoah, in Virginia.

We are one.

From the steel and concrete towers
Of New York City
To Liberty Bell
In Pennsylvania.

We are One.

Out of many:
A
single,
We've become.

Out of many:
A
single;

We are one.

As the many stones that make the Obelisk In Washington,
Many individuals
Make the United States Of America.
And the best of all the world
Is here with us.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“Philadelphia

Your liberty Bell still rings.

Freedom, from Philadelphia
Still rings.

Freedom rings....
Liberty
Rings.

This is the heart of the USA,
The point where our heart
Incarnated.

Men gathered here
To sign three sacred contracts:

First, The Declaration of Independence,
Then, the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

And they said to the world
"By God,
Let Freedom Ring.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“The Eternality of Good and Evil
It is possible for good to conquer evil.
But, an inconvenient truth mirrors the convenient truth -
The convenient truth is that the seeds of good are ever present with evil. And the inconvenient truth is that the seeds of evil are ever present with good
This is why war never ends, and never will.
This is why only two realities exist in this context -
(1) War; with the goal of defeating the enemy. AND
(2) War; with the goal of preventing the enemies conception/birth.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“Our creativity comes from our liberty. As long as individual citizens in the USA have liberty, we will be a creative nation. If our liberty is stolen or forfeited, we will stop creating.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems

“Immigration is a necessary and good thing for our great nation. But it must be orderly and structured. It must be liberally embraced, yet conservatively managed.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems

“Justice always finds the void that seeks it. Justice is a traveler through time.”
― Hendrith Smith, The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“It is critical to our union that we only have one dominant language - English.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems

“*Poem: Washington D.C. (The District)*

I love it
In this square
of columns and obelisks…
and monuments designed
to align
with constellations:
To symbolize our protection.
Serius. Virgo. Sun.

Washington,
Here where Virginia and Maryland meet, and greet.

Streets and corner-stones laid
In the glorious shapes
of Pentagrams and Christian crosses
And cubes and pyramids,
And the Blazing Star set on a ley line,
And the temple in the eye.

Homes, made
of red-brick, and granite
Stones.

Laus Deo!

Answers
May be somewhere
Off the shores
Of the Potomac;
Where my father
Once baptized me,

And the waters
Of the district
Touched my skin.

And the consciousness of America
Was rebirthed in me.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“*Providence*

The United States
Has a specific and certain purpose
On Earth.

Each American
Has a specific and certain purpose
In America.

God favors our endeavors.
And we favor God.

This,
my brother, George Washington
Referred to as providence.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“United we stand Or divided, we will fall.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“Diversity is supposed to be an input, not an output. What the soul of America desires is unity – a more perfect union.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“Out of many: A single, We've become. Out of many: A single, we are one.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“Only a good-hearted, loving, strong, and mature people can carry the burdensome weight of self-governance.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“A strong military is essential to protecting liberty. To preserve peace, we must be prepared to win war.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“Only a wise, prudent, practical and just people who are spiritually evolved can be trusted to govern themselves in alignment with moral values.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“The price of liberty is responsibility, and eternal vigilance.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“The United States has a specific and certain purpose on Earth. Each American has a specific and certain purpose in America.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“God is the grand architect of the universe, the source which deserves reverence.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“My soul is just like America, and America is just like me.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values