The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals: it is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. Massachusetts Reports - Page 610by Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1917Full view - About this book
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...alter the government, and to take measures, necessary for their safety, prosperity, and happiness. The body politic is formed by a voluntary association...shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of Government, to provide for an... | |
| Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 pages
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| James Creighton Odiorne - Freemasonry - 1830 - 292 pages
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| John Quincy Adams - Digital images - 1831 - 52 pages
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| Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1833 - 806 pages
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| Law - 1833 - 514 pages
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| Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 564 pages
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