 That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with...  Harper's New Monthly Magazine - Page 211edited by - 1897Full view - About this book
 | George Long - France - 1850 - 704 pages
...1774. The Virginia Declaration declares, 1 ; " That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they caunot by any compact deprive or divest posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with... | |
 | Virginia - Virginia - 1851 - 1348 pages
...men are by nature equally free and independent, and hare certain inherent rights, of which, when tfwy enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and... | |
 | Jonathan French - 1854 - 534 pages
...Unanimously adopted, June \2th, 1776. 1. That all men are by nature equally free and inde- • pendent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they...by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and... | |
 | Constitutions, State - 1855 - 576 pages
...the basis and foundation of government. 1. THAT all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they...by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and... | |
 | John Codman Hurd - Law - 1858 - 694 pages
...Hen. 47), of which the first article reads, " That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights of which when they...cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity ; namely the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and... | |
 | United States. Attorney-General - Administrative law - 1858 - 600 pages
...happiness elsewhere ; and it is believed that this right of emigration, or expatriation, is one of those inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a...by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity. But, although municipal laws cannot take away or destroy this great right, they may regulate the manner,... | |
 | John Codman Hurd - Law - 1858 - 778 pages
...Hen. 47), of which the first article reads, " That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights of which when they enter into a state of society, they caunot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity ; namely the enjoyment of life and liberty,... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1859 - 814 pages
...re-adopted by the convention of 1850-'51, says : " All men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they...cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and... | |
 | American cyclopaedia - 1859 - 790 pages
...re-adopted by the convention of 1860-'51, says: "All men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they...cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life, and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property,... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1860 - 490 pages
...posterity, as the basis and foundation of government: " All men are by nature equally free, and have inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a...by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and... | |
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