unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government, and to reform, alter, or totally change the same, when their protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it.' It is, and accordingly has always been, treated as a fundamental law,... American Quarterly Review - Side 333redigert av - 1838Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention, Nathan Hale - 1853 - 700 sider
...any one man, family or class of men : therefore the people alone have an incontestible, inalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government; and...protection, safety, prosperity and happiness require it. VIII. In order to prevent those, who are vested with authority, from becoming oppressors, the people... | |
| Massachusetts - 1853 - 108 sider
...Therefore the people alone have an incontestible, nnalienable, and indefeasible right to inotituto government • and to reform, alter, or totally change...protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it. VIII. IN order to prevent those who are vested with authority from becoming oppressors, the people... | |
| Francis Bowen - 1854 - 170 sider
...of any one man, family, or any one class of men. Therefore, the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government,...protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it. 8. In order to prevent those who are vested with authority from becoming oppressors, the people have... | |
| Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention - 1854 - 324 sider
...honestly administered, and efficiently executed. The Constitution of 1780, recognizing the people's " right to institute government, and to reform, alter,...protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it," made it obligatory on the Legislature of fifteen years later, to submit to the people the question... | |
| Ezra Champion Seaman - 1863 - 312 sider
...man, family, or any one class of men. Therefore, the people alone have an incontestable, inalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government, and...protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it. 8. In order to prevent those who are vested with authority from becoming oppressors, the people have... | |
| Thomas Low Nichols - 1864 - 388 sider
...to the United States of America in Congress assembled." " 7. The people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government,...protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it." VOL. ii. 20 Every officer under the old Constitution made the following declaration on oath :— "... | |
| Massachusetts - 1869 - 1060 sider
...or n peopu> to g in3»an, family or class of men: Therefore the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable and indefeasible right to institute government...protection, safety, prosperity and happiness require it. VIII. In order to prevent those who are vested with Right of people and not for the profit, honor or... | |
| Massachusetts - 1870 - 534 sider
...any one chang'elt.' 1 man, family or class of men: Therefore the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable and indefeasible right to institute government;...protection, safety, prosperity and happiness require it. VIII. In order to prevent those who are vested with Right or people authonty from becoming oppressors,... | |
| Andrew Preston Peabody - 1884 - 604 sider
...have A RIGHT to alter the government •*••*.* * for THEIR happiness. The PEOPLE-* * * * HAVE A RIGHT to institute government, and to reform? alter, or totally change the same, when THEIR * * * '* HAPPINESS REQUIRES IT. The PEOPLE have A RIGHT * * * * to give instructions to their.¿representatives.... | |
| Joseph Story - 1873 - 786 sider
...intent of the parties, a fundamental law. 2 Dane's App. § 16,17, p. 29, 30 ; Id. § 14, p. 25, 26. and indefeasible right to institute government, and...persons who were originally bound by it or assented to it. 1 § 339. A constitution is in fact a fundamental law or basis of government, and falls strictly... | |
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