Protection by the government; the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the right to acquire and possess property of every kind, and to pursue and obtain happiness and safety; subject nevertheless to such restraints as the government may justly prescribe... Contemporary American History, 1877-1913 - Page 66by Charles Austin Beard - 1914 - 397 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1825 - 444 pages
...enumerate. They mav, however, he all comprehended under Ihe following general heads — proleclion by Ihe government, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with...to acquire and possess property of every kind, and lo pursue and obtain happiness and safely, subject, nevertheless, to such restrainls as the government... | |
| Joseph Blunt - History - 1827 - 650 pages
...diffi,cult to enumerate. They may, however, be all comprehended under the following general heads — protection by the government, the enjoyment of life...happiness and safety, subject, nevertheless, to such restraints as the government may justly prescribe for the general good of the whole. The right of a... | |
| Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1842 - 980 pages
...contemplated, are fundamental in their nature, and embrace, in the language of an eminent jurist, " protection by the government, the enjoyment of life...possess property of every kind, and to pursue and attain happiness and safety, subject to such restraints as the government may justly prescribe for... | |
| Joseph Kinnicut Angell - Riparian rights - 1847 - 492 pages
...difficult to enumerate. They may, however, be all comprehended under the following general heads : protection by the government; the enjoyment of life...happiness and safety ; subject nevertheless to such restraints as the government may justly prescribe for the general good of the whole. The right of a... | |
| Theodore Sedgwick - Constitutional history - 1857 - 770 pages
...difficult to enumerate. They may, however, be all comprehended under the following general heads : protection by the government ; the enjoyment of life...the right to acquire and possess property of every * As to the effect of the clause in New York, see Frost r». Brisbin, 19 Wend., 11 ; Rogers rs. Rogers,... | |
| Theodore Sedgwick - Constitutional history - 1857 - 774 pages
...Tennessee M. Jolly 's Administrators, 18 How., 504; confirming Suydam v>. Broadnax, 14 Peters, 67. kind, and to pursue and obtain happiness and safety ; subject, nevertheless, to such restraints as the government may justly prescribe for the general good of the whole. The right of a... | |
| Daniel Gardner - International and municipal law - 1860 - 740 pages
...their becoming free, independent and sovereign." Among these American rights are ^say the court) " protection by the government, the enjoyment of life...happiness and safety, subject, nevertheless, to such restraints as the government may justly prescribe for the general good of the whole. The right of a... | |
| John Codman Hurd - Conflict of laws - 1862 - 854 pages
...difficult to enumerate. They may, however, be all comprehended under the following general heads : Protection by the government ; the enjoyment of life...happiness and safety, subject nevertheless to such restraints as the government may justly prescribe for the general good of the whole ; the right of... | |
| James F. Johnston - Civil rights - 1862 - 62 pages
...They may all be comprehended under the following general heads : The enjoyment - of life and liberty, and to pursue and obtain happiness and safety ; subject, nevertheless, to such restraints as the Government may justly prescribe for the general good of the whole. The right of a... | |
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