 The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals: it is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good.  The New York Supplement - Page 5081920Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Dole - 1838 - 52 pages
...the blessings of life." " The body-politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals : It is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants...be governed by certain laws for the common good." In the first, seventh, eighth and eighteenth articles of the Bill of Rights, it is found written :... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1845 - 652 pages
...— The preamble to the constitution of Massachusetts declares, that the body politic is formed by "a social compact, by which the whole people covenants...with the whole people, that all shall be governed by the same laws for the common good." In the constitution of Kentucky, " the representatives of the people... | |
 | 1843 - 434 pages
...voluntary association of individua It is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with ea citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be govern oy certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, thei fore, in framing a constitution... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1844 - 416 pages
...association of in- Body politic, dividuals; it is a social compact, by which the whole people Ilg nature covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with...shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a constitution of government, to provide for an... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. House - 1845 - 1194 pages
...prosperity and happiness. The body-politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants...shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of Government, to provide for an... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1845 - 860 pages
...prosperity and happiness. The body-politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact, by •which the whole people...shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of Government, to provide for an... | |
 | William Whewell - 1845 - 434 pages
...Constitution of Massachusetts: " The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals. It is a Social Compact by which the whole people covenants...be governed by certain Laws for the common good." The Social Compact, that is, the Constitution, determines the Rights and Obligations, not merely of... | |
 | Peter Oxenbridge Thacher - 1845 - 756 pages
...laws and administration of justice ;" and it lays down, as the first principle of our government, " that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good." How long would " life, liberty, property and character " be safe, and what would be their value, if... | |
 | John Bigelow - 1848 - 538 pages
...prosperity, and happiness. The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants...shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of government, to provide for an... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1004 pages
...prosperity, and happiness. " The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants...shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a constitution of government, to provide for an... | |
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