 | Lillian Foster - Presidents - 1866 - 322 pages
...that clause of the Bill of Eights of Virginia which relates to this (third clause): That goveminent is or ought to be instituted for the common .benefit,...safety, and is most effectually secured against the dangers of mal-administration ; and that when any government shall be found inadequate or contrary... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - Presidents - 1866 - 554 pages
...? Let me read that clause of the Bill of Rights of Virginia, which relates to this (third clause) : That government is or ought to be instituted for the...community ; of all the various modes and forms of govsrnment, that is best which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety,... | |
 | FRANKLIN B. HOUGII - 1867 - 604 pages
...the people ; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them. 3. That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...which is capable of producing the greatest degree of iiappiness and safety, and is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration ; and... | |
 | 1867 - 312 pages
...the people ; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them. V. That government is, or ought, to be^ instituted for...protection and security of the people, nation or-; commiinity; of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best which is e&pable of producing... | |
 | Virginia - Law - 1867 - 608 pages
...them. •>. That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection anil security of the people, nation or community; of all the various modes and forms of aovernment, that is best which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1868 - 940 pages
...the people ; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them. 5. That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...security of the people, nation, or community ; of all the varióos modes and forms of government, that is best which is capable of producing the greatest degree... | |
 | New York (State). Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1868 - 1062 pages
...America in general." The Constitution of Virginia, formed in 1776, declares that " of all the various forms of government, that is best which is capable...producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety." Massachusetts declared in her Constitution, formed in 1780, that "government is instituted for the... | |
 | John Brown Dillon - States' rights (American politics) - 1871 - 156 pages
...safety." 3d. — "That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people." 3d. — "That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...and security of the people, nation, or community." — Code of Va., 1849, p. 32. IV. Declaration of Independence, 1776. On the 4th of July, 1776, in the... | |
 | John Brown Dillon - Federal government - 1871 - 148 pages
...power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people." 3d.—"That government is, or onght to "be, instituted for the common benefit, protection,...security of the people, nation, or community."— Code of Va., 1849, p. 32. IV. Declaration of Independence^ 1776. On the 4th of July, 1776, in the Continental... | |
 | Pennsylvania - 1875 - 724 pages
...legislative or executive, are their trustees and servants, and at all times accountable to them. V. That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...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... | |
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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; of all the various Modes and Forms of Government that is best, which is capable of producing the greatest Degree of Happiness... 
