...of Rights of 1776, which was reaffirmed in their Constitution of 1830, opened with this article : " That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." * This provision is as capable of sustaining a construction...

...rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or diveat their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and...the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." ' This provision is as capable of sustaining a construction...

...which riyhts do pertain to them and their posterity, as the basis and foundation of government. 1. That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. That this >State shall ever remain a member of the...

...the 27th of May, by George Mason, which proclaims that by nature all men are eqiially 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. The progress of the Revolution justified and deepened...

...rights do pertain to them and their posterity, as the basis and foundation of government. Section 1. That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. Sec. 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently...

...(entworfen von George Mason, abgedr.: Spaeth/Smith, S. 171-173 = Hall/Wiecek/Finkelman, S. 69 f.), Section 1 („That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaming happmess and safety"); Bill for establishing religious freedom v. 1785/86 für...

...eighteenth century. The Virginia Bill of Rights (June 12, 1776), for example, held that "all men . . . have certain inherent rights, of which when they enter...the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety" (Commager, 1963, p. 103). That same idea was central to...

...eighteenth century. The Virginia Bill of Rights [June 12, 1776), for example, held that "all men . . . have certain inherent rights, of which when they enter...the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety" (emphasis added; quoted in Commager 1963, 103). That same...

...specific reasons only, because the sects of other people all deserve reverence for one reason or another.' sity Press pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety'. The Declaration proclaimed a compendium of impressive...

...Onafhankelijkheidsverklaring, totstandkwam, spreekt er al over. Artikel l noemt als aangeboren mensenrechten: 'the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.' Artikel 3 noemt als doel waarvoor de overheid is ingesteld:...