That no free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. Reports ... Proceedings - Page 60by Ohio State Bar Association - 1908Full view - About this book
| John Wilson Campbell, Moses Hoge - 1813 - 322 pages
...to be erected or established within the limits thereof. XV. That no free government, or the blessing of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by...moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. XVI. That religion, or the duty we owe to our Creator,... | |
| Timothy Alden - 1814 - 306 pages
...this inestimable sentiment is expressed, thai no free goternment or ilte blessing of liberty can In preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to...moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue ; and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles ; a sentiment grounded pn experience of this solemn and... | |
| Virginia. General Court, William Brockenbrough, Hugh Holmes - 1815 - 364 pages
...their judgment upon both questions they had recourse to that article in the declaration of rights, that no free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but (among other things) by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles; ah article worthy to be written... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 518 pages
...(This article aloo was inserted by the con vention.) 15. Thkt no free government, or the blessing ะพ liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance rugality and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to undamental principles. * 16. That religion, or the... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 514 pages
...(This article also was inserted by the con mention. ) 15. That no free government, or the blessing o liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm, adherence to justice, moderation, temperanci rugality and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to undamcnlal principles. 16. That religion,... | |
| United States. Congress - 1828 - 760 pages
...excellent clause in our Virginia bill of rights, which declares, " That no free government, or the blessing of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by...a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles." Speculation upon the practice Iconformity of the government to the axioms ofpolitical justice, is more... | |
| United States. Congress - 1825 - 762 pages
...of rights, which declares, " That mo free government, or the blessing of liberty, can be p reserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice,...virtue, and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principios." Speculation upon the practica Iconformity of the government to the axioms ofpolitical... | |
| Virginia. Constitutional Convention - 1830 - 932 pages
...of the fathers of the revolution, who, in this despised '* declaration," have told you, " that no fm Government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles." But the accordance of the resolution with these great... | |
| Virginia - 1833 - 604 pages
...be erected or established within the' limits thereof. 15. That no free government, or the blessing of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by...moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. 10. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,... | |
| Jonathan Elliot - 1836 - 686 pages
...government which shall be found inadequate to the security of the public happiness? Does it not say "that no free government, or the blessings of liberty,...moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles"? Have not the inadequacy of the present system, and... | |
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