 ... best, which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration; and...  A Few Lectures on Natural Law - Page 32by Henry St. George Tucker - 1844 - 128 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Wilson Campbell, Moses Hoge - Virginia - 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 - History - 1815 - 514 pages
...it be altered? Our bill of rights declares, " That a majority of the community hath an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to reform, alter,...shall be judged most conducive to the public weal." But I have already demonstrated, that, according to the provisions of this new constitution, one tenth,... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 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... | |
 | Virginia, William Waller Hening - Law - 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 - Law - 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... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 532 pages
...be found inadequate, or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, unalienable and indefeasible right to reform, alter,...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... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 526 pages
...be found inadequate, or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, unalienable and indefeasible right to reform, alter,...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... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 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,... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 562 pages
...against the danger of mal-administration ; and that a majority of the community .had an indubitable, unalienable and indefeasible right to reform, alter or abolish it, in such manner as should be judged most conducive to the public weaJ. After declaring that the legislative, executive... | |
 | Virginia. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1890 - 928 pages
...and that when it shall be fonnd inadequate to this purpose, a majority of you have on indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to reform, alter or abolish it, in such manner, as shall be adjudged most conducive to the public weal. We believe it well suited to your condition — well calculated... | |
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