| Constitutions - 1782 - 188 pages
...enjoying, in fafety and tranquillity, their natural right, and the bleflings of life : And whenever thefe great objects are not obtained, the people have a right to alter the government, and to take meafures neceflary for their fafety, profperity and happinefs. The body-politic is formed, by a voluntary... | |
| William Winterbotham - America - 1796 - 580 pages
...tranquillity, their natiml rights and the blcfiTmgs of life; and whenever thefe great objeos are not attained, the people have a right to alter the government, and to take rr.eafures neceflary for their fafety, profperity and happinefs. The body politic is formed by a voluntary... | |
| Boston (Mass.). Common Council - Boston (Mass.) - 1822 - 148 pages
...to the second of March, 1 780. PREAMBLE. THE end of the institution, maintenance, and administration of government, is to secure the existence of the body politic, to protect it, arid to furnish the individuals, who compose it, with the power of enjoying, in safety and tranquility,... | |
| Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 554 pages
...preamble, declaring, that the end of the institution, maintenance and administration of government was to secure the existence of the body politic, to protect it, and to furnish the individuals who composed it, with the power of enjoying in safety and tranquility their natural rights and the blessings... | |
| Constitutions - 1828 - 494 pages
...institution, maintenance, and administration of government, is to secure the existence of the hody politic, to protect it, and to furnish the individuals who compose it with the jpower of enjoying, in safety and tranquillity, their natural rights and the hlessings of life: and... | |
| Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 552 pages
...preamble, declaring, that the end of the institution, maintenance and administration of government was to secure the existence of the body politic, to protect it, and to furnish N the individuals who composed it, with the power of enjoying in safety arid tranquility their natural... | |
| Law - 1843 - 498 pages
...existence depends. In the words of the preamble to the constitution of Massachusetts, government can only "furnish the individuals who compose it with the power...tranquillity, their natural rights and the blessings of life." If the maxim, therefore, had taken " the greatest means of happiness " instead of " the greatest happiness,"... | |
| Virginia. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1890 - 928 pages
...preamble sets forth " The end of the institution, maintenance and administration of Government to be — to secure the existence of the body politic, to protect...in safety and tranquillity, their natural rights." It asserts, that u The body is formed by a voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact."... | |
| Virginia. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1830 - 932 pages
...secure tin? existence ul' tlie body politic, to protect it, and to furnish the individuals who conipo.se it, with the power of enjoying in safety and tranquillity, their natural rights." It asserts, that " The body is t'orined by a voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact."... | |
| Theology - 1833 - 424 pages
...Constitution itself replies in the negative; for in its preamble the end of government is said to be " to secure the existence of the body politic ; to protect...tranquillity, their natural rights and the blessings of life." This end government effects, 1. . directly, by providing for the appointment and compensation of public... | |
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