The end of the institution, maintenance, and administration of government, is to secure the existence of the body politic; to protect it; and to furnish the individuals who compose it, with the power of enjoying, in safety and tranquillity, their natural... Liberia: Or, Mr. Peyton's Experiments - Page 283by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1853 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
| Boston (Mass.). Common Council - Boston (Mass.) - 1822 - 148 pages
...to furnish the individuals, who compose it, with the power of enjoying, in safety and tranquility, their natural rights, and the blessings of life ;...necessary for their safety, prosperity, and happiness. The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact, by which... | |
| Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 pages
...iiO'JSE, BOSTON. CONSTITUTION, FORM Or GOVERNMENT, Fan THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. PREAMBLE. THE end of the institution, maintenance, and administration...necessary for their safety, prosperity, and happiness. The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact, by which... | |
| Constitutions - 1828 - 494 pages
...their natural rights and the hlessings of life: and whenever these great ohjects are not ohtained, the people have a right to alter the government, and to take measures necessary for their safoty, prosperty, and happiness. The hody politic is formed hy a voluntary association of individuals.... | |
| Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1832 - 276 pages
...Committee, JAMES BOWDOIN, Chairman. CONSTITUTION OR FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE (EommoulBca1tl) of PREAMBLE. THE end of the institution, maintenance and administration...government, and to take measures necessary for their safety, happiness and prosperity. The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals: It... | |
| Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1833 - 806 pages
...institution, maintenance and administration of government, is to secure the existence of the body-politic ; to protect it ; and to furnish the individuals who...necessary for their safety, prosperity and happiness. THE body-politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals : It is a social compact, by which... | |
| Robert Rantoul (Jr.) - Education - 1840 - 42 pages
...and to furnish the individuals who compose it, with the power of enjoying, in safety and tranquility, their natural rights, and the blessings of life ;...necessary for their safety, prosperity and happiness. The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts begins with these words. They are sufficiently... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1841 - 1092 pages
...individuals who compose it with the power of enjoying, in safety and tranquillity, (heir natural rights and blessings of life ; and, whenever these great objects...necessary for their safety, prosperity, and happiness. " Government is instituted for the common good ; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness... | |
| Constitutions - 1843 - 434 pages
...natural rights and the blessings life: and whenever these great objects are not obtained, the people ha a right to alter the government, and to take measures necessary for thi safety, prosperity, and happiness. The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individua... | |
| Massachusetts - Law - 1844 - 416 pages
...politic; to protect it; and to furnish the individuals who compose it, with the power of enjoying with safety and tranquillity, their natural rights and...necessary for their safety, prosperity and happiness. THE body politic is formed by a voluntary association of in- Body politic, dividuals; it is a social... | |
| Massachusetts - 1845 - 860 pages
...institution, maintenance and administration of government, is to secure the existence of the body-politic ; to protect it ; and to furnish the individuals who...necessary for their safety, prosperity and happiness. The body-politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact, by •which... | |
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