The American Politican: Containing the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the Inaugural and First Annual Addresses and Messages of All the Presidents, and Other Important State Papers; Together with a Selection of Interesting Statistical Tables, and Biographical Notices of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Several Presidents, and Many Other Distinguished Characters |
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... liberty , and the pursuit of happiness ; that , to secure these rights , governments are instituted among men , deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed ; and that , whenever any form of government becomes destruc ...
... liberty , and the pursuit of happiness ; that , to secure these rights , governments are instituted among men , deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed ; and that , whenever any form of government becomes destruc ...
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... liberty to ourselves and our posterity , do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America . - ARTICLE I. SECT . I. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States ...
... liberty to ourselves and our posterity , do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America . - ARTICLE I. SECT . I. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States ...
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... liberty , or property , without due process of law ; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation . ART . VI . — In all criminal prosecutions , the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public ...
... liberty , or property , without due process of law ; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation . ART . VI . — In all criminal prosecutions , the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public ...
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... liberty , and the destiny of the republican model of government , are justly considered as deeply , perhaps as finally , staked on the experiment in- trusted to the hands of the American people . Besides the ordinary objects submitted ...
... liberty , and the destiny of the republican model of government , are justly considered as deeply , perhaps as finally , staked on the experiment in- trusted to the hands of the American people . Besides the ordinary objects submitted ...
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... liberty from that of licentiousness , cherishing the first , avoiding the last , and uniting a speedy but temperate vigilance against encroachments , with an inviolable re- spect to the laws . Whether this desirable object will be best ...
... liberty from that of licentiousness , cherishing the first , avoiding the last , and uniting a speedy but temperate vigilance against encroachments , with an inviolable re- spect to the laws . Whether this desirable object will be best ...
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