 | George Bancroft - 1855 - 516 pages
...the Quaker proprietaries in England to the few who had emigrated: " We lay a foundation for afterages to understand their liberty as Christians and as men,...bondage, but by their own consent; for we put the POWEE IN THE PEOPLE." And on the third day of March, 1677, the charter, or fundamental laws, of West... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 788 pages
...John."1 Democracy, in its largest sense, was their political creed. " We lay a foundation," said Penn, " for after ages to understand their liberty as Christians...own consent ; FOR WE PUT THE POWER IN THE PEOPLE." With such views he framed his government ; with the simplicity of honest truth and love he made the... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1860 - 458 pages
...The quaker proprietaries, in their " Concessions," " laid a foundation," to use their own words, " for after ages to understand their liberty as Christians...own consent ; for we put the power in the people." The fundamental laws of New West Jersey were published in March, 1677, and afford a striking contrast... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 794 pages
...John."1 Democracy, in its largest sense, was their political creed. " We lay a foundation," said Penn, " for after ages to understand their liberty as Christians...bondage but by their own consent ; FOR WE PUT THE POWER m THE PEOPLE." With such views he framed his government ; with the simplicity of honest truth and love... | |
 | Samuel Macpherson Janney - 1861 - 474 pages
...foundation for after-ages to understand their liberty as men and Christians, that they may not be brought in bondage, but by their own consent; for we put the power in the people — that is to say, they to meet and choose for each propriety [or district] one honest man, who hath... | |
 | William Henry Carpenter, Timothy Shay Arthur - 1865 - 306 pages
...of fundamental laws for the province. " We lay," wrote Penn and his colleagues to the colonists, " we lay a foundation for after ages to understand their...own consent ; for we put the power in the people." The Quaker " concessions and agreements" were first made public on the 3d of March, 1676. Entire freedom... | |
 | Jesse Truesdell Peck - 1868 - 774 pages
...colonists, and said, "The CONCESSIONS are such as Friends approve of. We lay a foundation for after-ages to understand their liberty as Christians and as men,...they may not be brought into bondage but by their owii consent ; for we put THE POWER IN THE PEOPLE." And all the rights recognized by a pure democracy... | |
 | William Crawford Armor - 1872 - 602 pages
...been the leading spirit, wrote to the colonists concerning the Constitution in these worda : " Here we lay a foundation for after ages to understand their liberty as men and Christians, that they may not be brought in bondage but by their own consent; for we put the... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1876 - 622 pages
...approve of;" this is the message of the Quaker proprietaries in England to the few who had emigrated : " We lay a foundation for after ages to understand their...bondage but by their own consent ; for we put THE MOT'S FOWEH IN THE PEOPLE." And on the third day of March, 1677, the fundamental laws of West New Jersey... | |
 | Edward Smith Wheeler - 1876 - 160 pages
...the Quaker Proprietaries to those already in their land of rest. " We lay a foundation for after-ages to understand their liberty as Christians and as men,...own consent, for we put THE POWER IN THE PEOPLE." The basis of the Quaker State was democratic equality ; methodically and clearly the " agreements"... | |
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We lay a foundation for after ages to understand their liberty as Christians and as men, that they may not be brought into bondage but by their own consent ; for we put THE POWER IN THE PEOPLE. 
