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" All power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness. "
House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d ... - Page 9
by United States. Congress. House
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The Congressional Globe

United States. Congress - United States - 1837 - 740 pages
...privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services: And, secondly, that all power is inherent in the people, and all free Governments are founded on their authority, and ioilituted for their peace, safety, and happiness. And vbereasit is self-evident, according to those...
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Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of ..., Volume 1

Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1837 - 812 pages
...from Indiana, (Mr. CLARKE) and what is it ? He would read it from the Bill of Rights : ''All power is inherent in the people, and all free Governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness : for the advancement of those ends, they have, at...
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Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of ..., Volume 2

Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1837 - 642 pages
...inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and librty — of acquiring, possessing and protecting property and...reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness". Now, this is a principle which is recognized as sound in Pennsylvania, and he trusted that it would...
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The Southern Botanic Journal, Volumes 1-2

Medicine, Botanic - 1838 - 860 pages
...thereof, and this fact is laid down in the constitution, which says, " all power is originally vested in the people., and all free governments are founded, on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness." — Here, then, we contend, that according to the...
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Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of ..., Volume 11

Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1838 - 388 pages
...independent, and have certain inalienable and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing...reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness;" — if, 1 say, all this be true, then I и-sk you to go further — to adopt the amendment I have proposed,...
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Journal of the Convention of the State of Pennsylvania: To Propose ..., Volume 2

Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1838 - 1012 pages
...M'Cahen Scheetz Young M'Dowell Sellers Porter, Northam. Merrill Preset, pro tern. 103 those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing...reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness." And being under consideration, A motion was made by Mr. Darlington, To amend the same by inserting,...
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Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of ..., Volume 10

Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1838 - 360 pages
...and independent, and have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing...protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing theii own happiness. And yet, it had been intimated that men have not inalienable and indefeasible...
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Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of ..., Volume 12

Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1839 - 382 pages
...of government as will ptease them best. It ia a provision in your bill of rights iiiat " all p-'iwer is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their au'.horit}', anJ instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness : For the advancement of those ends,...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the ..., Volume 2

Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1841 - 662 pages
...are equal, and have certain and inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing,...reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness." The term property has a most extensive signification, and according to its legal definition consists...
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The True Republican: Containing the Inaugural Addresses, Together with the ...

Presidents - 1841 - 460 pages
...and independent, and have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing,...reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness. 2. That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted...
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