 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 470 pages
...contrived and composed the frame and laws of this government, to the treat end of all government, viz. To support power in reverence with the people, and to secure the people from the abuse of powers "'at they may be free by their just obedience, and the magistrates honourable for their just... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - 614 pages
...published in April ; and the chief intention of this famous charter was declared to be " for the support of power in reverence with the people, and to secure the people from the abuse of power : For liberty, without obedience, is confusion : and obedience, without liberty, is slavery." The body... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - 616 pages
...the support of power in reverence with the people, and to secure the people from the abuse of power : For liberty, without obedience, is confusion : and obedience, without liberty, is slavery." The body of laws, agreed on by the adventurers, and intended as a supplement to the frame, was published... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - 1830 - 902 pages
...to man, to the best of our skill, contrived and composed the frame and law of this government, viz. to support power in reverence with the people, and...confusion, and obedience without liberty, is slavery. Where the laws rule, and the people are a party, any government is free : more than this is tyranny,... | |
 | Gulian Crommelin Verplanck - 1833 - 268 pages
...sublime political enterprise than that of the founder of Pennsylvania. Never was there a legislation more boldly marked with that unity of intention which is...was to divest himself of the almost arbitrary power he had been intrusted with, and to establish a form of government on the broadest plan of republican... | |
 | Gulian Crommelin Verplanck - 1833 - 280 pages
...sublime political enterprise than that of the founder of Pennsylvania. Never was there a legislation more boldly marked with that unity of intention which is...was to divest himself of the almost arbitrary power he had been intrusted with, and to establish a form of government on the broadest plan of republican... | |
 | James Grahame - 1833 - 556 pages
...of our skill contrived and composed the frame of this government to the great end of all government, to support power in reverence -with the people, and...confusion, and obedience without liberty is slavery." This production, which will always command respect for its intrinsic merits, excited the greater interest... | |
 | 576 pages
...axioms are still entitled to our , reverence. " The great end of government," proclaimed Penn, " is to support power in reverence with the people, and...that they may be free by their just obedience, and their magistrates honourable for their just administration— for liberty without obedience is confusion,... | |
 | Englishmen - 1835 - 476 pages
...skill, contrived and composed the frame and laws of this government, to the great end of government ; to support power in reverence with the people, and...confusion, and obedience without liberty is slavery." The frame of government consisted of twenty-four articles, by which the power was lodged in the governor... | |
 | James Grahame - 1836 - 466 pages
...our skill, contrived and composed the frame of this government to the great end of all government, to support power in reverence with the people, and...confusion, and obedience without liberty is slavery." This production, which will always command respect for its intrinsic merits, excited the greater interest... | |
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LAWS of this government, to the great end of all government, viz: to support power in reverence with the people, and to secure the people from the abuse of power; that they may be free by their just obedience, and the magistrates honourable for their... 
