 The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals: it is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good.  United States Supreme Court Reports - Side 84av United States. Supreme Court - 1901Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Boston (Mass.). Common Council - 1822 - 148 sider
...voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that...shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of Government, to provide for an... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 sider
...voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that...shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of Government, to provide for an... | |
 | 1827 - 634 sider
...States not only cast off the yoke of foreign domination, but " the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that...be governed by certain laws for the common good." We consider it therefore, the duty of every citizen to watch for the public welfare ; to sound the... | |
 | James Creighton Odiorne - 1830 - 314 sider
...continue to declare to be their characteristics. In our government " the whole people covenants with each citizen and each citizen with the whole people that...be governed by certain laws for the common good." Whoever violates those laws cannot be a good citizen — and can he be a good mason ? A masonic obligation,... | |
 | James Creighton Odiorne - 1830 - 292 sider
...States not only cast off the yoke of foreign domination, but " the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that...be governed by certain laws for the common good." We consider it therefore, the duty of every citizen to watch for the public welfare ; to sound the... | |
 | John Quincy Adams - 1831 - 48 sider
...association of individuals ; that it is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that...be governed by certain laws, for the common good. The body politic of the United States was formed by the voluntary association of the people of the... | |
 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention - 1832 - 276 sider
...voluntary association of individuals: It is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that...shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of Government, to provide for an... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1833 - 806 sider
...association of individuals : It is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that...shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of (he people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of Government, to provide for an... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 564 sider
...association of individuals ; that it is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen and each citizen with the whole people, that...be governed by certain laws for the common good;" and that in the same preamble, the people acknowledge with grateful hearts, that Providence had afforded... | |
 | John Codman, Charles Russell Codman, Francis Codman - 1837 - 442 sider
...by which " the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, 414 that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good." Feeling that they perform their part of this solemn covenant, by a just and daily observance of the... | |
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