 | Jonathan French - 1854 - 534 pages
...and independent, and have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing,...reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness. 2. That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted... | |
 | Aaron Venable Brown - Tennessee - 1854 - 608 pages
...wholly different. Here, the great popular principle is recognized in its full force, " that all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness." It is a remarkable fact, that this was the first... | |
 | Constitutions, State - 1855 - 576 pages
...and independent, and have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing,...reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness. 2. That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted... | |
 | Iowa. Constitutional Convention - Constitituional law - 1857 - 596 pages
...compact, are equal, and have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty ; of acquiring, possessing,...property, and reputation, and of pursuing their own hapjiiness." According to this, not all while men, but all frcr men, arc equal. And a clause similar... | |
 | Frederick Gerhard - History - 1857 - 466 pages
...inherent and indefeasible rights; among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, and of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property...reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness. 2. That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments ar^ founded on their authority, and instituted... | |
 | Frederick Law Olmsted - Frontier and pioneer life - 1857 - 570 pages
...principles of liberty and free government may be recognized and established, wo declare that — SEC. 1. All political power is inherent in the people, and all...free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit ; and they have at all times the nnalienable right to alter, reform, or... | |
 | Frederick Gerhard - History - 1857 - 474 pages
...inherent and indefeasible rights ; among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, and of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property...reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness. 2. That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted... | |
 | Indiana. Supreme Court, Horace E. Carter, Albert Gallatin Porter, Gordon Tanner, Benjamin Harrison, Michael Crawford Kerr, James Buckley Black, Augustus Newton Martin, Francis Marion Dice, John Worth Kern, John Lewis Griffiths, Sidney Romelee Moon, Charles Frederick Remy - Law reports, digests, etc - 1857 - 650 pages
...independent, and have certain independent and indefeasible rights, among which arc those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing,...protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing happiness." And they declared that everything in the bill of rights was excepted out of the general... | |
 | American essays - 1920 - 1146 pages
...which fairly express the political philosophy underlying the Constitution of the United States as well, 'is inherent in the people and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness. For the advancement of these ends they have at all... | |
 | Jonathan French - Newspapers - 1857 - 594 pages
...same, and as inviolable, as the right of the owner of any property whatever. § 1. That all power ia inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, happiness, security, and the protection of property. For the advancement... | |
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All power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness. 
