... when any government shall be found inadequate or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, inalienable, and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to... THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW - Page 151by ALLEN THORNDIKE RICE - 1879Full view - About this book
| John Wilson Campbell - 1813 - 322 pages
...community hath an indubitable, unalienable and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it, T2 in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. IV. That no man or set of men are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the... | |
| Stephen Cullen Carpenter - 1815 - 514 pages
...inadequate, or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it,...shall be judged most conducive to the public weal." This, sir, is the language of democracy. A majority of the community have a right to alter their government,... | |
| United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 pages
...power and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind. iv. That no man or set of men are entitled to exclusive or separate publick emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of publick services, which... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 526 pages
...community hath an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right, to reform, alter, or abolish t, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. 4. That no roan, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community,... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 514 pages
...indefeasible right, to reform, alter, or abolish , in such manner as shall be judged most conduiveto the public weal. 4. That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exlu.>ive or separate emoluments or privileges from he community, but in consideration of public serice*;... | |
| Virginia, William Waller Hening - 1821 - 674 pages
...bitable, uiialienablc, and indefeasible right, to reform. form, or a- . '.....'. «_ 11 i • jj bolish. alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. Of exclusive 4. That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclujn-ivil.-jjei. sjve or separate emoluments... | |
| Virginia, William Waller Hening - 1823 - 462 pages
...electors. Security of property. Of suspending laws. Criminal prosecutions. Bail, fines ii punishments. such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. . IV. That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from... | |
| 1827 - 532 pages
...inadequate, or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, unalienable and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it,...shall be judged most conducive to the public weal." This, sir, is the language of democracy — that a majority of the community have a right to alter... | |
| 1827 - 524 pages
...the community hath an indubitable, unalienable and indefeasible right to reform, alter., VOL. i. 12 or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal." I have just proved, that one tenth, or less, of the people of America—a most despicable minority,... | |
| 1827 - 526 pages
...the community hath an indubitable, unalienable and indefeasible right to reform, alter, vot. i. 12 or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal." I have just proved, that one tenth, or less, of the people of America — a most despicable minority,... | |
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