 All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that...  Writings and Speeches of Alvan Stewart, on Slavery - Page 314by Alvan Stewart - 1860 - 426 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Constitutions - 1782 - 188 pages
...Art. I. A LL men are born free and equal, and have certa'n £\ natural, eflential, and qnalienable rights ; among which may be reckoned the right of...defending their lives and liberties ; that of acquiring, pofleffing, and protecting property ; in fine, that of feeking and obtaining their fafety and happinefs.... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1877 - 490 pages
...Constitution of Massachusetts was ratified. These are a part of 'the words of that article : " All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights, among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and... | |
 | Readers - 1803 - 250 pages
...equal, and have certain natural, effential, and unalien.ibb rights; among which may be reckoned ihe right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, poffdTutg, and protecting property; in fine, that of feeking and obtaining their fafety and happinefs.... | |
 | Constitutions - 1804 - 372 pages
...and equal, and have certain nataralleffentia!, and unalienable rights ; among which may be reckoaed the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties ; that of acquiring, poffefling, and protecting property ; in fine, that of feeking and obtaining their iafety and happinefs.... | |
 | 1813 - 516 pages
...Mossactnuctts, An. I. All men are born free and equal, and have certain natu. ral, essential, and unaltennble rights : among which may be reckoned the right of .enjoying and defending their lives and liberties ; tint of acquiring, pout-inn;, and protecting property ; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their... | |
 | David Benedict - Baptists - 1813 - 588 pages
...but priests and constables have gone another. The first article of the Bill of Rights declares " All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights," &c. The second declares, " No subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained,... | |
 | Boston (Mass.). Common Council - Boston (Mass.) - 1822 - 148 pages
...DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS, OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE Commonwealth oi ^Massachusetts. ARTICLE I. ALL men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending Equaiity of hirth... | |
 | Alden Bradford - Massachusetts - 1822 - 1122 pages
...of civil and political liberty, which are recognized by the constitution of the State : " that all men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential and unalienable rights." And these, he said, " he considered guaranteed by the author of nature, and acknowledged... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 pages
...X. DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. ARTICLE I. ALL men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights ; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and... | |
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