 All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that...  Michigan, a history of governments - Page 333by Thomas McIntyre Cooley - 1885Full view - About this book
 | Constitutions - 1782 - 188 pages
...Art. I. A LL men are born free and equal, and have certa'n £\ natural, eflential, and qnalienable rights ; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties ; that of acquiring, pofleffing, and protecting property ; in fine, that of feeking... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1877 - 490 pages
...Constitution of Massachusetts was ratified. These are a part of 'the words of that article : " All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights, among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and... | |
 | 1813 - 516 pages
...Mossactnuctts, An. I. All men are born free and equal, and have certain natu. ral, essential, and unaltennble rights : among which may be reckoned the right of .enjoying and defending their lives and liberties ; tint of acquiring, pout-inn;, and protecting property ; in fine, that of seeking... | |
 | David Benedict - Baptists - 1813 - 588 pages
...but priests and constables have gone another. The first article of the Bill of Rights declares " All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights," &c. The second declares, " No subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained,... | |
 | Alden Bradford - Massachusetts - 1822 - 1122 pages
...of civil and political liberty, which are recognized by the constitution of the State : " that all men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential and unalienable rights." And these, he said, " he considered guaranteed by the author of nature, and acknowledged... | |
 | Boston (Mass.). Common Council - Boston (Mass.) - 1822 - 148 pages
...DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS, OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE Commonwealth oi ^Massachusetts. ARTICLE I. ALL men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending Equaiity of hirth... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 pages
...X. DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. ARTICLE I. ALL men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights ; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and... | |
 | Henry Clay - 1827 - 200 pages
...possessing and protecting property." From the Declaration of Rights — Massachusetts. " All men are free and equal, and have certain natural, essential...reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing and protecting property," Sic. And again, "No man,... | |
 | George McDowell Stroud - Slavery - 1827 - 190 pages
...article is, " all men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential and unalienable rights, among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking... | |
 | George McDowell Stroud - Slavery - 1827 - 192 pages
...bill of rights prefixed to the constitution of the state, — the language of which article is, " all men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential and unalienable rights, among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and... | |
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