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House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d ... - Page 4
by United States. Congress. House
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The Manual of Liberty, Or, Testimonies in Behalf of the Rights of Mankind ...

Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...whether legislative or executive, are their trustees and servants, and at al' times accountable to them. Government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community, and not for the • particular emolument or advantage of any single man, family,...
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Report of the Trial and Acquittal of Edward Shippen, Esquire, Chief Justice ...

1805 - 596 pages
...constitution. I will merely refer to section 5, of the declaration of rights of the constitution of 1776. "That government is or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection and security of the people, nation or community ; and not for the particular emolument or advantage of any single man, family,...
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A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With ...

John Wilson Campbell, Moses Hoge - Virginia - 1813 - 322 pages
...people; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all. times amenable to them. III. That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the...common benefit, protection and security of the people, nation, or community. Of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best which is capable...
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Select American Speeches: Forensic and Parliamentary, with ..., Volume 1

Stephen Cullen Carpenter - History - 1815 - 514 pages
...clause of the bill of rights of Virginia, which relates to that point. Here Mr. Henry read as follows: " Government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community: of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best, which is capable...
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Journal, acts and proceedings, of the convention ... which formed the ...

United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 pages
...magistrates therefore are their trustees and agents, and at all times amenable to them. in. That government ought to be instituted for the, common benefit, protection, and security of the people , and that the doctrine of non-resistance against arbitrary power and oppression is absurd, slavish,...
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Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, Volume 7

John Sanderson - 1827 - 374 pages
...legislative or executive are their trustees and servants, and at all times accountable to them. "That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the...common benefit, protection and security of the people, nation, or community, and not for the particular emolument or advantage of any single man, family,...
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Vermont State Papers: Being a Collection of Records and Documents, Connected ...

Vermont - Land grants - 1823 - 570 pages
...legislative or executive, are their trustees and servants, and at all times accountable to them. VI. That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the...common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation or community ; and not for the particular emolument or advantage of any single man, family or...
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The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: Secretary to the Committee ..., Volume 1

Thomas Paine - Political science - 1824 - 524 pages
...sole, exelusive and inherent right of governing and regulating the internal police of the same. V. That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the...common benefit, protection and security of the people, nation or community ; and not for the particular emolument or advantage of any single man, family or...
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The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: Secretary to the Committee ..., Volume 1

Thomas Paine - Political science - 1824 - 478 pages
...their trustees and servants, and at all times accountable to them. V. That government is, or onght to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection and security of the people, nation or community ; and not for the particular emolument or advantage of any single man, family or...
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The Proceedings Relative to Calling the Conventions of 1776 and 1790: The ...

Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1825 - 400 pages
...effect their safety and happiness :" And whereas it is also declared by our own bill of rights, " That government is or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection and security of the people, nation or community, and not for the particular emolument or advantage of any single man, family or...
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