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 | Boston (Mass.). Common Council - 1822 - 148 pages
...and administration of government, is to secure the existence of the body politic, to protect it, arid to furnish the individuals, who compose it, with the power of enjoying, in safety and tranquility, their natural rights, and the blessings of life ; and whenever these great objects are... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 pages
...MASSACHUSETTS. PREAMBLE. THE end of the institution, maintenance, and administration of government, is to secure the existence of the body politic, to protect...tranquillity, their natural rights, and the blessings of life : and whenever these great objects are not obtained, the people have a right to alter the government,... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 558 pages
...preamble, declaring, that the end of the institution, maintenance and administration of government was to secure the existence of the body politic, to protect it, and to furnish the individuals who composed it, with the power of enjoying in safety and tranquility their natural rights and the blessings... | |
 | 1828 - 494 pages
...institution, maintenance, and administration of government, is to secure the existence of the hody politic, to protect it, and to furnish the individuals who compose it with the jpower of enjoying, in safety and tranquillity, their natural rights and the hlessings of life: and... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 552 pages
...preamble, declaring, that the end of the institution, maintenance and administration of government was to secure the existence of the body politic, to protect it, and to furnish N the individuals who composed it, with the power of enjoying in safety arid tranquility their natural... | |
 | 1843 - 498 pages
...existence depends. In the words of the preamble to the constitution of Massachusetts, government can only "furnish the individuals who compose it with the power...tranquillity, their natural rights and the blessings of life." If the maxim, therefore, had taken " the greatest means of happiness " instead of " the greatest happiness,"... | |
 | Virginia. Constitutional Convention - 1890 - 928 pages
...sets forth " The end of the institution, maintenance and administration of Government to be — to secure the existence of the body politic, to protect...in safety and tranquillity, their natural rights." It asserts, that u The body is formed by a voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact."... | |
 | Virginia. Constitutional Convention - 1830 - 932 pages
...secure tin? existence ul' tlie body politic, to protect it, and to furnish the individuals who conipo.se it, with the power of enjoying in safety and tranquillity, their natural rights." It asserts, that " The body is t'orined by a voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact."... | |
 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention - 1832 - 276 pages
...(EommoulBca1tl) of PREAMBLE. THE end of the institution, maintenance and administration of government, is to secure the existence of the body politic; to protect...tranquillity, their natural rights, and the blessings of life: And whenever these great objects are not obtained, the people have a right to alter the government,... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1833 - 806 pages
...institution, maintenance and administration of government, is to secure the existence of the body-politic ; to protect it ; and to furnish the individuals who...tranquillity, their natural rights, and the blessings of life ; And whenever these great objects are not obtained, the people have a right to alter the government,... | |
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