 | Samuel Owen - Law - 1845 - 434 pages
...their servants the right to attack private property, is equivalent to saying that they have delegated the power of defeating one of the great ends for which the government was established. It is said that, as this law provides for a distribution of the debtor's property, the creditor gets... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1004 pages
...liberty, or property of the citizen who is not charged with a transgression of the laws; and where the sacrifice is not demanded by a just regard for...power of defeating one of the great ends for which governments were established. If there was not one word of qualification in the whole instrument, he... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1040 pages
...liberty, or property of the citizen who is not charged with a transgression of the laws ; and where Ihe sacrifice is not demanded by a just regard for the...power of defeating one of the great ends for which governments were established. If there was not one word of qualification in the whole instrument, he... | |
 | Nathan Howard (Jr.) - Civil procedure - 1856 - 612 pages
...expressions of the will of the people." And Judge BRONSON said, in Taylor agt. Porter, (4 Hill, 145,) " The security of life, liberty, and property lies at...foundation of the social compact ; and to say that the grant of legislative power includes the right to attack private property, is equivalent to saying... | |
 | Theodore Sedgwick - Constitutional history - 1857 - 770 pages
...legislative power, and how far does it extend ? Does it reach the life, liberty, or property of the citizen who is not charged with a transgression of...power of defeating one of the great ends for which governments were established. If there was not one word of qualification in the whole instrument, I... | |
 | Theodore Sedgwick - Constitutional history - 1857 - 774 pages
...of the laws, and when the sacrifice is not demanded by a just regard for the public welfare 3 * * * The security of life, liberty, and property, lies...power of defeating one of the great ends for which governments were established. If there was not one word of qualification in the whole instrument, I... | |
 | Oliver Lorenzo Barbour, New York (State). Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1858 - 724 pages
...will of the p And Judge Bronson said in Taylor v. forter, (4 •»««' '' The People v. Toynbee. 11 The security of life, liberty and property, lies at...foundation of the social compact, and to say that the grant of legislative power includes the right to attack private property, is equivalent to saying... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1860 - 840 pages
...legislative power, and how far does it extend? Does it reach the life, liberty, or property of the citizen who is not charged with a transgression of...power of defeating one of the great ends for which governments were established. If there was not one word of qualification in the whole instrument, I... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1871 - 670 pages
...condemnation of private property for privats roads. In holding that this cannot be done, he observes : " The security of life, liberty and property lies at...foundation of the social compact; and to say that the grant of 'legislative power includes the right to attack private property, is equivalent to saying... | |
 | Ohio. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1903 - 708 pages
...power includes the right to attack private property would be equivalent to saying that the people had delegated to their servants the power of defeating one of the great ends for which government was established. This end being the protection of the absolute right to life, liberty and... | |
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The security of life, liberty, and property, lies at the foundation of the social compact ; and to say that this grant of ' legislative power ' includes the right to attack private property, is equivalent to saying that the people have delegated to their... 
