The Pursuit of Happiness: America’s Great Promise
Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager
Salem Podcast Network
4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Timeless Wisdom, Dennis Prager defends the pursuit of happiness, a concept he believes is often misunderstood. He argues that happiness is not just a feeling that happens to us, but rather a worthy end in itself that can be pursued and achieved. Dennis explores the idea that people often confuse happiness with pleasure or a certain mood, and that true happiness comes from living a meaningful and fulfilling life. He also discusses the importance of knowing what brings happiness and how to pursue it, and shares stories from listeners who have found happiness through their faith and personal growth.
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| 0:00.0 | On today's episode of timeless wisdom. |
| 0:03.4 | The Declaration of Independence statement that we are all endowed by our creator with |
| 0:09.7 | certain and a liberal night. |
| 0:11.0 | That includes life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. |
| 0:15.4 | The pursuit of happiness. |
| 0:17.8 | There are two arguments made against the pursuit of happiness, at least two. |
| 0:21.7 | And you may have some, and you can call them immediately if you don't like the phrase |
| 0:25.0 | pursuit of happiness. |
| 0:26.5 | So I'm going to defend it and tell you how to do it. |
| 0:30.5 | One argument is happiness is a byproduct of other things. |
| 0:36.2 | So if you have to pursue other things in order to get happiness. |
| 0:40.8 | That's coming up on timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager. |
| 0:44.1 | If you're eating less, staying disciplined, and the weight still isn't coming off, |
| 0:47.6 | the problem may not be your effort. |
| 0:49.2 | It may be your metabolism. |
| 0:50.8 | After years of stress, dieting, and lack of sleep, the body adapts. It slows down and |
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| 1:06.9 | call $86464644-1900. That's 864-644-1900. Welcome to hundred dollar value call eight six four six four four nineteen hundred that's eight six four six |
| 1:11.8 | four four nineteen hundred welcome to timeless wisdom with dennis prager here thousands of |
| 1:18.6 | hours of dennis's lectures courses and classic radio programs and to purchase |
| 1:22.7 | dennis prager's rational bibles go to dennis prager dot com it happy, happy, happy. You didn't expect that, folks. You didn't. You always think I'm going to come in on the second one. Hey, everybody. Welcome to the Dennis Prager Show, the Happiness Hour. Let's go crank that up. Let's get that band blasting away. Yes. |
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