... when any government shall be found inadequate or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right, to reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to... The Handwriting on the Wall - Page 352by J. C. Cooper - 1903 - 377 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Wilson Campbell, Moses Hoge - 1813 - 322 pages
...community hath an indubitable, unalienable and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it, T2 in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. IV. That no man or set of men are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the... | |
| Stephen Cullen Carpenter - 1815 - 514 pages
...these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as...shall be judged most conducive to the public weal." This, sir, is the language of democracy. A majority of the community have a right to alter their government,... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 526 pages
...community hath an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right, to reform, alter, or abolish t, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. 4. That no roan, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from... | |
| Virginia, William Waller Hening - 1821 - 674 pages
...bitable, uiialienablc, and indefeasible right, to reform. form, or a- . '.....'. «_ 11 i • jj bolish. alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. Of exclusive 4. That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclujn-ivil.-jjei. sjve or separate emoluments... | |
| Virginia, William Waller Hening - 1823 - 462 pages
...electors. Security of property. Of suspending laws. Criminal prosecutions. Bail, fines ii punishments. such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. . IV. That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from... | |
| 1827 - 524 pages
...these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, unalienable and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as...shall be judged most conducive to the public weal." This, sir, is the language of democracy—that a majority of the community have a right to alter their... | |
| 1827 - 526 pages
...the community hath an indubitable, unalienable and indefeasible right to reform, alter, vot. i. 12 or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal." I have just proved, that one tenth, or less, of the people of America — a most despicable minority,... | |
| Virginia. Constitutional Convention - 1890 - 928 pages
...to these purposes, a majority of the people hath an indubitable, unalienableand indefeasible right to reform, alter or abolish it, in such manner as shall be adjudged most conducive to the public weal." Here we have plainly declared the object of Government,... | |
| Virginia - 1833 - 604 pages
...these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right, to reform, alter or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. (<0 Ante. ch. 2, § 17. 4. That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments... | |
| Jonathan Elliot - 1836 - 686 pages
...those purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as...shall be judged most conducive to the public weal. This, sir, is the language of democracy — that a majority of the community have a right to alter... | |
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