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Ausgewählte Urkunden zur ausserdeutschen Verfassungsgeschichte seit 1776 ... - Page 1
by Wilhelm Altmann - 1897 - 278 pages
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A Few Lectures on Natural Law

Henry St. George Tucker - 1844 - 372 pages
..."that no man or set of men can be entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges ; and that government is or ought to be instituted, for...and security of the people, nation or community." These are the sublime truths promulgated by our bill of rights, and which are sustained and enforced...
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Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry

William Wirt - 1845 - 314 pages
...Let me read that clause of the hill of rights of Virginia, which relates to this:— "'Third Article. That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...is most effectually secured against the danger of mel-administration; and that .whenever any government shall be found inadequate, or contrary to these...
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American Oratory: Or, Selections from the Speeches of Eminent Americans

1845 - 552 pages
...Let me read that clause of the Bill of Rights of Virginia which relates to this : — 3d clause ; " That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...is best, which is capable of producing the greatest legree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured »eainst the danger of mal-administration,...
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Library of Oratory: Embracing Select Speeches of Celebrated ..., Volume 1

1845 - 564 pages
...Let me read that clause of the Bill of Rights of Virginia which relates to this : — 3d clause ; " That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...is best, which is capable of producing the greatest iegree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured «2ainst the danger of mal-admmistration,...
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Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry

William Wirt - 1847 - 330 pages
...of democracy? Let me read that clause ef the bill of rights of Virginia, which relates to this: — forms of government, that is best which is capable...against the danger of mal-administration ; and that whenever any government shall be found inadequate, or contrary to these purposes, a majority of ike...
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The African Repository, Volume 23

1847 - 428 pages
...is the law of the land," and that government is, or ought to be, instituted for their benefit; and of all the various modes and forms of government,...producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety, and that when any government, should be found inadequate or contrary to these purposes, the majority, however...
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Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry

William Wirt - 1848 - 320 pages
...of democracy? Let me read that clause of the bill of rights of Virginia, which relates to this: — forms of government, that is best which is capable...is most effectually secured against the danger of nrml-administration; and that whenever any government shall be found inadequate, or contrary to these...
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The Principles of Civil Government Familiarly Illustrated: Including a ...

Andrew White Young - 1848 - 304 pages
...are their trustees and servants, and at alt times, in a legal way, accountable to them. ARTICLE 7. That government is or ought to be, instituted for...and security of the people, nation, or community, and not for the particular emolument or advantage of any single man, family, or set of men, who are...
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Commentaries on Statute and Constitutional Law and Statutory and ...

E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1004 pages
...the people ; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them. " That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...the common benefit, protection, and security of the pecple, nation, or community: of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best, which...
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Massachusetts Quarterly Review, Volume 1

1848 - 544 pages
...hardly means as much as the clause in the same declaration which says, " that government is or ouyht to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people," &,c. A declaration of rights made by the representatives of the freemen of North Carolina was ratified...
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