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... Assembly of the State of Rhode Island . But who , then , it will be asked , are the great men who rule that great State ? Who are the Aristocracy that lord it over the people ? Who affect to despise the laboring part of the population ...
... Assembly of the State of Rhode Island . But who , then , it will be asked , are the great men who rule that great State ? Who are the Aristocracy that lord it over the people ? Who affect to despise the laboring part of the population ...
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... Assembly - Omnipotent in Rhode Island . An early contest in Rhode Island , whose effects have been felt to the present hour , seemed at once to define the position of parties . We allude to that be- tween the old school Federalists and ...
... Assembly - Omnipotent in Rhode Island . An early contest in Rhode Island , whose effects have been felt to the present hour , seemed at once to define the position of parties . We allude to that be- tween the old school Federalists and ...
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... Assembly publicly sifted them , and sent them to Jail , and now bear the downfall of this with such christian forbearance , we cannot tell ; since , we opine , that the block - heads , who managed the for- mer concern were as much ...
... Assembly publicly sifted them , and sent them to Jail , and now bear the downfall of this with such christian forbearance , we cannot tell ; since , we opine , that the block - heads , who managed the for- mer concern were as much ...
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... decent burial . But it was the self - con- stituted slaves of the Assembly of King Charles , who saw so many virtues in the parchment of that disso- lute monarch . It held for them , each and MIGHT AND RIGHT . 27 CHAPTER II THE CHARTER, -
... decent burial . But it was the self - con- stituted slaves of the Assembly of King Charles , who saw so many virtues in the parchment of that disso- lute monarch . It held for them , each and MIGHT AND RIGHT . 27 CHAPTER II THE CHARTER, -
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... Assembly saw that all this was very good . There- fore they determined never to change it . And all their minions cried , " Amen . " They were living expositions of the trite fact , that arbitrary power , once obtained , though it be ...
... Assembly saw that all this was very good . There- fore they determined never to change it . And all their minions cried , " Amen . " They were living expositions of the trite fact , that arbitrary power , once obtained , though it be ...
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Page 90 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested or burthened, in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge or affect their civil capacities.
Page 138 - ... whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to, reform the old or establish a new government. . The doctrine of non-resistance against arbitrary power and oppression is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.
Page 136 - That the people have an original right to establish for their future government such principles as in their opinion shall most conduce to their own happiness is the basis on which the whole American fabric has been erected.
Page 89 - Every subject of the commonwealth ought to find a certain remedy, by having recourse to the laws for all injuries or wrongs which he may receive in his person, property, or character. He ought to obtain right and justice freely, and without being obliged to purchase it; completely, and without any denial; promptly, and without delay; conformably to the laws.
Page 130 - It follows, lastly, that since the king or magistrate holds his authority of the people, both originally and naturally for • their good, in the first place, and not his own, then may the people, as oft as they shall judge it for the best, either choose him or reject him, retain him or depose him, though no tyrant, merely by the liberty and right of freeborn men to be governed as seems to them best.
Page 90 - Every person may freely speak, write and publish on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty; and in all trials for libel, both civil and criminal, the truth when published with good motives and for justifiable ends, shall be a sufficient defense.
Page 128 - ... there can be but one supreme power which is the legislative, to which all the rest are and must be subordinate, yet, the legislative being only a fiduciary power to act for certain ends, there remains still in the people a supreme power to remove or alter the legislative when they find the legislative act contrary to the trust reposed in them...
Page 123 - That there are certain natural rights of which men, when they form a social compact cannot deprive or divest their posterity, among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 90 - The liberty of the press being essential to the security of freedom in a state, any person may publish his sentiments on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty ; and in all trials for libel, both civil and criminal, the truth, unless published from malicious motives, shall be sufficient defence to the person charged.
Page 104 - The said propositions shall be, by said clerks, inserted in the warrants or notices by them issued, for warning the next annual town and ward meetings in April ; and the clerks shall read said propositions to the electors when thus assembled, with the names of all the representatives...