 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....  Documents Printed by Order of the Senate - Stran 8avtor: Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1833Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | New York (State) - 1867 - 254 strani
...whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of government,...his security in them, We, therefore, the people of , acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator of the Universe, in affording... | |
 | Joseph Sylvester Clark, Henry Martyn Dexter, Alonzo Hall Quint, Isaac Pendleton Langworthy, Christopher Cushing, Samuel Burnham - 1870 - 708 strani
...acknowledgment of God and of religion. In our own Commonwealth the Preamble to the Constitution says : " We therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging...goodness of the great Legislator of the Universe, and devoutly imploring His direction, do agree upon," &c. The second article in the Bill of Rights... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1872 - 534 strani
...whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a constitution of government,...acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the groat Legislator of the universe, in affording us, in the course of his providence, an opportunity,... | |
 | Caspar Thomas Hopkins - 1873 - 396 strani
...whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It 'is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of government,...Legislator of the universe, in affording us, in the couise of His providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence or surprise,... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1873 - 1158 strani
...good. It is the duty ot the people, therefore, in framing a constitution of government, to provide lor an equitable mode of making laws, as well as for an...therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with erateftil hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator of the universe, m affording us, in the course... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court - 1876 - 418 strani
...whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a constitution of government,...acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of thegreat Legislator of the universe, in affording us, in the course of his providence, an opportunity,... | |
 | William O. Bateman - 1876 - 416 strani
...good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a constitution of government, to'pro.vide for an equitable mode of making laws, as well as for...his security in them. WE, therefore, THE PEOPLE of , acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the Great Legislator of the Universe, in affording... | |
 | Samuel Thayer Spear - 1876 - 400 strani
...grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious liberty, * * * * declare." MASSACHUSETTS. — " We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging...goodness of the Great Legislator of the universe, * * * * and devoutly imploring his direction, * * * * ordain and establish the following declaration... | |
 | Samuel T. Spear - 1876 - 388 strani
...grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious liberty, * * * * declare." MASSACHUSETTS.—" We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging...goodness of the Great Legislator of the universe, * * * * and devoutly imploring his direction, * * * * ordain and establish the following declaration... | |
 | 1878 - 1194 strani
...establishment of liberty of conscience." Massachusetts, in the Preamble to her Constitution, "acknowledges with grateful hearts the goodness of the great Legislator of the Universe," and implores his direction. It is a significant fact that similar expressions of gratitude to God,... | |
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