| American cyclopaedia - 1859 - 790 strani
...convention of 1860-'51, says: "All men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. All power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; magistrates are their trustees... | |
| William Cabell Rives - 1859 - 702 strani
...natural rights, of which they cannot, by any compact, deprive their posterity; among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. [The same as the original draught of George Mason, except that the clause " by God and Nature"... | |
| GEORGE BANCROFT - 1860 - 488 strani
...they said do pertain to them and their posterity, as the basis and foundation of government : " All men are by nature equally free, and have inherent...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. " All power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; magistrates are their... | |
| Charles Wilkins Webber - 1861 - 434 strani
...rights, of which they can not, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity.0 Among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means, of...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. That all power is, by Qod and nature, vested in, and consequently derived from the people... | |
| 1861 - 658 strani
...of Kights, declaring, " that all men are, by nature, equally free and independent, and have ceitain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a...(state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive their posterity ; viz., the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing... | |
| Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - 1862 - 434 strani
...adopted June ~L2th, 1776. 1. That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when• they enter into...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; that magistrates... | |
| Virginia - 1862 - 238 strani
...by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they cuter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, th» enjoyment of life and liberty, with tUe means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing... | |
| Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - 1863 - 862 strani
...adopted June 1211,, 1776. . 1. That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety, 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people; that magistrates... | |
| Ezra Champion Seaman - 1863 - 312 strani
...equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a •fcite of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; that magistrates... | |
| Horace Greeley - 1864 - 694 strani
...Convention had unanimously adopted a Declaration of Rights, reported on the 27th of May by George Mason,' which proclaims that " All men are by nature equally...American Independence was first communicated by Mr. Jeiferson separately to two of his colleagues, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, on the committee chosen... | |
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