| Boston (Mass.). Common Council - 1822 - 148 sidor
...Government is instituted for the common good ; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people ; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men. There- The people to infore, the people alone have an incontestible, unaliena- Se^w^"? ble, and indefeasible... | |
| Tyler Parsons - 1823 - 110 sidor
...conmiim good, for the protection, safety, and prosperity, and happiness of the people ; and not foi the profit, honor, or private interest of any one...family, or class of men : Therefore the people alone bave an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to mstitute government ; and to reform,... | |
| Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 sidor
...class of men. Therefore, the people alone i have an incontestible, unalienable, and indefeasible rjght, to institute government; and to reform, alter, or...protection, safety, prosperity and happiness, require it. VIII. In order to prevent those, who are vested with authority, from becoming oppressors, the people... | |
| 1828 - 494 sidor
...one class of men. Therefore, the people alone have an inchntestihle, unalienahle, and indefeasihle right to institute government, and to reform, alter,...protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness, require it. 8. In order to prevent those who are vested with authority from hecoming oppressors, the people have... | |
| Virginia. Constitutional Convention - 1890 - 928 sidor
...prosperity and happiness of the people,". by declaring that " the people alone have an incontestible. unalienable and indefeasible right to institute Government,...and to reform, alter, or totally change the same" — and lartber, that " All elections ought to be free; and all the inhabitants of this Commonwealth,... | |
| Virginia. Constitutional Convention - 1830 - 932 sidor
...people," by declaring that " tlie people ulone have an incontestable, unuiiemihle and indefensible right to institute Government, and to reform, alter, or totally change the same" — and farther, that " All elections ought to be free : and all the inhabitants of thin Commonwealth,... | |
| William Sullivan - 1831 - 218 sidor
...Government is instituted for tho common good ; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; — and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man.' Mass. Bill of 3 B. Emerson. New Edition, with Amendments and Additions. )! In conformity to tho act... | |
| Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention - 1832 - 276 sidor
...VII.—GOVERNMENT is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private...or class of men: Therefore the people alone have an incontestible, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government; and to reform, alter, or... | |
| Joseph Story - 1833 - 540 sidor
...governing themselves, as a free, sovereign, and independent state"; and that "they have an incontestible, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government,...protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it." It is, and accordingly has always been, treated as a fundamental law, and not as a mere contract of... | |
| Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1833 - 806 sidor
...GOVERNMENT is instituted for the common good ; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people ; and not for the profit, honor, or private...class of men : Therefore the people alone have an incontestible, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government ; and to reform, alter,... | |
| |