 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...  Cassell's History of the United States - Page 501by Edmund Ollier - 1874Full view - About this book
 | Charles Sumner - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1850 - 494 pages
...Constitution of Massachusetts repeats the same idea in a different form. In the first article it says : " All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural,...enjoying and defending their lives and liberties." The sixth section further explains the doctrine of Equality. It says : " No man, nor corporation, or... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1850 - 498 pages
...of Massachusetts repeats the same idea in a different form. In the first article it says : " All ma are born free and equal, and have certain natural,...enjoying and defending their lives and liberties." The sixth section further explains the doctrine of Equality. It says : " .ZVb man, nor corporation,... | |
 | Enoch Lewis, Samuel Rhoads - Society of Friends - 1851 - 842 pages
...following clause was inserted : " All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, esential 1 But, in the first action involving the right of the master, which came before the Supreme Judicial... | |
 | Reformed Church - 1851 - 644 pages
...governed by certain laws for the common good. * * * Among the natural and inalienable rights of men may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending...seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness." Such being the source and aim of political organizations and of civil governments, it follows beyond... | |
 | John Adams - United States - 1851 - 666 pages
...INHABITANTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. ART. I. All men are born [equally] free and independent? and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable...liberties ; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting [their] property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness. 1 " us," * The... | |
 | Constitutional history - 1852 - 680 pages
...ART. 1. All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and inalienable right* : among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying...seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness. 2. It is the right, as well as the duty, of all men in society, publicly, and at stated reasons, to... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1852 - 94 pages
...FIRST. A Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ART. I. ALL men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and un alien able rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and... | |
 | Charles Bishop Goodrich - United States - 1853 - 364 pages
...secure the existence of the body politic ; to * Constitution of MassacJmsetts, Part First, Art. I. All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural,...seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness. protect it ; and to furnish the individuals who compose it with the power of enjoying in safety and... | |
 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1853 - 578 pages
...A DECLARATION Of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ARTICLE 1. All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural,...seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness. ART. 2. It is the right as well as the duty of all men in society, publicly, and at stated seasons,... | |
 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1853 - 158 pages
...FIRST. A Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ART. I. ALL men are born free and equal, and have certain natural,...seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness. II. It is the right as well as the duty of all men in society, publicly, and at stated seasons, to... | |
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