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"The Pursuit of Happiness" from the Declaration of Independence to 2022

Mon, Feb 21

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Clay Pit

A talk on the meaning of this august phrase and the role that political freedom plays in achieving it through the values that makeup American exceptionalism.

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"The Pursuit of Happiness" from the Declaration of Independence to 2022
"The Pursuit of Happiness" from the Declaration of Independence to 2022

Time & Location

Feb 21, 2022, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST

Clay Pit, 1601 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78701, USA

About The Event

A talk on the meaning of this august phrase and the role that political freedom plays in achieving it through the values that makeup American exceptionalism.

About our Scholar:

Dr. Alan Sager

University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Alan Sager has taught Government at The University of Texas at Austin for more than 30 years, currently as a Lecturer. He now teaches in the area of judicial process and behavior, election law and constitutional development, but he used to teach statistics and computer modelling as well. Dr. Sager also operates 64 Supercuts Hair Salons in three states, with 300 employees.

Dr. Sager holds  a B.S. Cum Laude from Tufts School of Engineering, a J.D. Cum Laude from Michigan Law School, and a Ph.d. in Political Science from Northwestern University. He was a Judicial Fellow at the U.S. Supreme Court in 1974-75.

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