避雷针发明者、美国独立宣言的作者之一，本杰明·富兰克林就是一较早实践者。1772年，他写道。

Benjamin Franklin, inventor of the lightning conductor and co-author of the American Declaration of Independence, was an early practitioner. In 1772, he wrote.

在《独立宣言》中，起草人明确提出了幸福的概念；他们相信人民需要幸福并且有权利追求幸福。

In the Declaration of Independence, the Founders didn't treat happiness as some fuzzy concept; they believed that people wanted happiness and had the right to pursue it.

美国独立战争结束不久，《 独立宣言》五个起草人之一的本杰明·富兰克林被派往巴黎出任驻法公使。

Soon after the American War of Independence, Benjamin Franklin, one of the five drafter of the "Declaration of Independence, "was sent to Paris as the Minister to France.

这里安葬着托马斯·杰弗逊。他是《独立宣言》的起草人，《弗吉尼亚宗教自由法案》的起草人和弗吉尼亚大学的创始人。

Here was burned Thomas Jefferson author of the Declaration of Independence of the statute of Virginia for religious freedom and father of the University of Virginia.

在自由的代价画廊中，有一本巨大的《独立宣言》复制本(真迹存放在附近的国家档案馆里)。

The Price of Freedom gallery includes a large reproduction of the Declaration of Independence. (a real copy is displayed at the nearby National Archives building on the Mall.)