The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792, Volume 1G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1892 |
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... interests . The withdrawal of some of the States from the Union in 1861 was in accordance with the theories of the Fathers of the Government , endorsed in the earlier history of the re- public by the great masses of the people . If ...
... interests . The withdrawal of some of the States from the Union in 1861 was in accordance with the theories of the Fathers of the Government , endorsed in the earlier history of the re- public by the great masses of the people . If ...
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... interest in the colony that would naturally have been transmitted from the sire of 1620 to the son of 1651 , make it seem not unlikely that the George Mason of the Virginia Company was the father of the cavalier emigrant . ' 3 The first ...
... interest in the colony that would naturally have been transmitted from the sire of 1620 to the son of 1651 , make it seem not unlikely that the George Mason of the Virginia Company was the father of the cavalier emigrant . ' 3 The first ...
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... interests of the frontier counties . He assured " T. M. " that " the like care should be taken of the remotest corners in the land as of his own dwelling - house . " Bacon then wished to know " what persons in those parts were most fit ...
... interests of the frontier counties . He assured " T. M. " that " the like care should be taken of the remotest corners in the land as of his own dwelling - house . " Bacon then wished to know " what persons in those parts were most fit ...
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... interests , and besides the Emperor and his Indians being still out , which did as surely done the murder as God is in heaven . The man himself coming home , called at a mill and took a bag of meal with him , and about four hundred ...
... interests , and besides the Emperor and his Indians being still out , which did as surely done the murder as God is in heaven . The man himself coming home , called at a mill and took a bag of meal with him , and about four hundred ...
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... interest to an intelligent Scotchman , who related anecdotes of the days when Vir- ginia merchants thronged that street , and were regarded with such respect that other men gave way that they might pass . He referred with pride to the ...
... interest to an intelligent Scotchman , who related anecdotes of the days when Vir- ginia merchants thronged that street , and were regarded with such respect that other men gave way that they might pass . He referred with pride to the ...
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Page 439 - 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 the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 435 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Page 436 - That government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community; of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration; and...
Page 49 - Justices, their heirs and successors, from all trouble and damage that shall or may arise about the said estate, then this obligation to be void or else to remain in. full force and virtue.
Page 435 - That no free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.
Page 435 - ... that no man be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers. 9. That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Page 434 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people in assembly, ought to be free ; and that all men having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to the community, have the right of suffrage...
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Page 435 - That all power of suspending laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority without consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious to their rights, and ought not to be exercised.
Page 434 - That the legislative and executive powers of the state should be separate and distinct from the judiciary ; and that the members of the two first may be restrained from oppression, by feeling and participating the burthens of the people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by frequent, certain, and regular elections...