 applied in the founders' lived lives, how they lived up to its ideals or not, how they talked about it and chastised themselves for not being virtuous enough and what it can teach us today. Well, we look forward to seeing that in February of 2024, the pursuit of happiness. But now back to 1881 and the common law and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Let's give you a snapshot of what America was like in 1881. There were three presidents that year.