| Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...whether legislative or executive, are their trustees and servants, and at al' times accountable to them. Government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community, and not for the • particular emolument or advantage of any single man, family,... | |
| 1805 - 596 pages
...constitution. I will merely refer to section 5, of the declaration of rights of the constitution of 1776. "That government is or ought to be instituted for...common benefit, protection and security of the people, nation or community ; and not for the particular emolument or advantage of any single man, family,... | |
| John Wilson Campbell - Virginia - 1813 - 322 pages
...people; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all. times amenable to them. III. That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...common benefit, protection and security of the people, nation, or community. Of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best which is capable... | |
| Stephen Cullen Carpenter - History - 1815 - 514 pages
...clause of the bill of rights of Virginia, which relates to that point. Here Mr. Henry read as follows: " Government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community: of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best, which is capable... | |
| John Sanderson - 1827 - 374 pages
..."That all power being originally inherent in, and consequently derived from the people, therefore all officers of government whether legislative or executive...and servants, and at all times accountable to them. "That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection and security of... | |
| Vermont - Land grants - 1823 - 570 pages
...all power being originally inherent in, and consequently derived from, the- people ; therefore, all officers of government, whether legislative or executive,...are their trustees and servants, and at all times, in a legal way, accountable to them. VII. That as civil government is, or ought to be, instituted for4the... | |
| Thomas Paine - Political science - 1824 - 524 pages
...That all power being originally inherent in, and consequently derived from, the people ; therefore all officers of government, whether legislative or executive,...and servants, and at all times accountable to them. III. That the people of this state have the sole, exelusive and inherent right of governing and regulating... | |
| Thomas Paine - Political science - 1824 - 478 pages
...consequently derived from, the people ; therefore all officers of government, whether legislative ••r executive, are their trustees and servants, and at...times accountable to them. V. That government is, or onght to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection and security of the people, nation or community... | |
| Thomas Paine - Political science - 1824 - 444 pages
...all power being originally inherent in, and consequently derive*! from, the people ; therefore all officers of government, whether legislative or executive,...trustees and servants, and at all times accountable III. That the people of this state have the sole, exclusive and inherent light of governing and regulating... | |
| Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1825 - 400 pages
...officers of government, whether /legislative or executive, are their trustees and servants, and at all f times accountable to them. V. That government is,...common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation or community; and not for the particular emolument or advantage of any single man, family, or... | |
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