 That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty with...  Representative Phi Beta Kappa Orations - Page 99edited by - 1915 - 500 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Virginia, William Waller Hening - 1823 - 462 pages
...they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. II.. That all power is vested in, and consequently de- Powerof rived from, the people; that... | |
 | Virginia, William Waller Hening - 1821 - 674 pages
...a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; name-' ly, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently Power of tinderived from, the people; that... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 562 pages
...which they could not, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity ; that among these was the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety — That all power was vested in and derived from the people, that magistrates were their trustees... | |
 | 1831 - 494 pages
...they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity, namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.' 2. That political power resides in the people. 3. That government is instituted for the common... | |
 | Virginia. Constitutional Convention - 1890 - 928 pages
...they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." The eloquent and learned gentleman from Loudoun, read to us a number of Constitutions, and... | |
 | John D. Paxton - 1833 - 228 pages
...when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity: namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." — Article 1, Bill of Rights of Virginia. Most of the states, either in their constitutions... | |
 | Virginia - 1833 - 604 pages
...they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterily ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; that magistrates... | |
 | George Bourne - 1834 - 266 pages
...they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." — Virginia. " All men are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent,... | |
 | Thomas Price - 1837 - 36 pages
...they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." — Virginia. " Through divine goodness, all men have by nature, the rights of worshipping... | |
 | 1841 - 460 pages
...they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. , 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; that magistrates... | |
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