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" 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 set of men who are a part only of that community... "
History of the Transition from Provincial to Commonwealth Government in ... - Page 252
by Harry Alonzo Cushing - 1896 - 281 pages
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Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law, Volume 7, Issues 1-2

Social sciences - 1896 - 542 pages
...15, 1776. Cf. Pennsylvania : " That all power being originally inherent in, and consequently der1ved from, the people; therefore all officers of government,...to those who have Lodged a trust in their hands." Rcvolutionary Corresp., I., 676, 680. Bancroft Collection. 1Art. 19. Cf. New Hampshire Declaration...
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Voluntary School Prayer Constitutional Amendment: Hearings Before the ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution - Prayer in the public schools - 1984 - 900 pages
...express provisions to that effect, as for instance the Constitution of Pennsylvania of 1776 which said, "That all power being originally inherent in, and...and servants, and at all times accountable to them." 9/ With the Articles of Confederation, signed by each of the 13 States between July 9, 1778 and March...
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Dreiser: Sister Carrie; Jennie Gerhardt; Twelve Men

Theodore Dreiser - Fiction - 1987 - 1168 pages
...the sole, exclusive and inherent right of governing and regulating the internal police of the same. "That all power being originally inherent in, and...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...
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The Law's Conscience: Equitable Constitutionalism in America

Peter Charles Hoffer - Political Science - 1990 - 324 pages
...all times amenable to them." 1 "' The drafters of Pennsylvania's constitution used similar language: "all power being originally inherent in, and consequently...servants, and at all times accountable to them.""*' Spokesmen for both states likened government to a trust—not a contract—in which the grantors and...
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Common Sense

Thomas Paine - History - 2004 - 260 pages
...sole exclusive and inherent right of governing and regulating the internal police of the same. IV. THAT all power being originally inherent in, and consequently...and servants, and at all times accountable to them. V. THAT government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection and security of...
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America's Survival Guide

Michael Warren - History - 2007 - 235 pages
...all political power is vested in and derived from the people only"); Vermont Constitution, Article V ("That all power being originally inherent in, and...servants, and at all times accountable to them"). ^Federalist Paper No. 22. v^ Speech before the Virginia Ratifying Convention. "'^Federalist Paper No....
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Congressional Serial Set, Issue 5914

United States - 1909 - 614 pages
...sole, exclusive and inherent right of governing and regulating the internal police of the same. VI. That all power being originally inherent in, and consequently...are their trustees and servants, and at all times, in a legal way. accountable to them. VII. That government is, or ought to be, instituted -for the common...
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