 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...  Albany Law Journal - Page 521890Full view - About this book
 | 1881 - 982 pages
...declares, " that all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights the which, when they enter into a state of society, they...the means of acquiring and possessing property and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." The Virginia Bill was the work of George Mason, a man... | |
 | 1881 - 1014 pages
...declares, " that all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights the which, when they enter into a state of society, they...the means of acquiring and possessing property and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." The Virginia Bill was the work of George Mason, a man... | |
 | Bernard Janin Sage - 1881 - 656 pages
...men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when thcy enter into a state of society, they cannot by any...the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived... | |
 | Arthur Gilman - 1883 - 706 pages
...Convention, which rights do pertain to them and their posterity as the basis and foundation of government. I. That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. II. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - 1883 - 594 pages
...cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity." And these rights are named : they are " the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." All power, he says, is " vested in and consequently derived... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - 1883 - 578 pages
...cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity." And these rights are named : they are " the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing prop erty, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." All power, he says, is " vested in and... | |
 | West Virginia. Department of Health - 1884 - 40 pages
...Constitution. Article 3 of our Constitution, our bill of rights, section I, (Acts of 1872-3, page 5) provides that "all men are by nature equally free and independent...and of pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." The law we are considering is claimed to conflict with this provision of our bill of rights. Of course... | |
 | West Virginia - 1884 - 994 pages
...shall conclude, "Against the peace and dignity of the State." ARTICLE III. BILL OF RIGHTS. 1. All men are, by nature, equally free and independent, and...and of pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. All power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people. Magistrates are their trustees... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1884 - 480 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...the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. " All power is vested in, and consequently derived from,... | |
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