 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.  The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792 - Page 435by Kate Mason Rowland - 1892Full view - About this book
 | John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1802 - 570 pages
...government, or the blefling of liberty, can be preferved to any people but by n firm adherence To juftice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. The remaining articles relate to the election of reprefemativfs, tjie impofition of taxes, to crime,... | |
 | Virginia - Law - 1803 - 1026 pages
...government, or tlie bleffmg of liberty, can be preferved to any people but by a firm adherence to juftiee, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. » XVI. THAT religion, or the duty which we owe to oar Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can... | |
 | John Wilson Campbell - Virginia - 1813 - 322 pages
...independent of, the government of Virginia, ought to be erected or established within the limits thereof. XV. That no free government, or the blessing of liberty,...by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. XVI. That religion, or the duty we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed... | |
 | Timothy Alden - Epitaphs - 1814 - 306 pages
...this inestimable sentiment is expressed, thai no free goternment or ilte blessing of liberty can In preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to...and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles ; a sentiment grounded pn experience of this solemn and melancholy truth, tliat of men advanced to... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 518 pages
...(This article aloo was inserted by the con vention.) 15. Thkt no free government, or the blessing о liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance rugality and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to undamental principles. * 16. That religion, or the... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 514 pages
...(This article also was inserted by the con mention. ) 15. That no free government, or the blessing o liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm, adherence to justice, moderation, temperanci rugality and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to undamcnlal principles. 16. That religion,... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1828 - 760 pages
...my recollection yesterday, that excellent clause in our Virginia bill of rights, which declares, " That no free government, or the blessing of liberty,...moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles." Speculation upon the practice Iconformity of the... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1825 - 742 pages
...of our State Constitutions contain a similar assertion. The Bill of Rights of Virginia declares, " That no free Government, or the blessing of liberty, can be preserved to any People, but. by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles." But why need 1 invoke the aid of any authority, when... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1825 - 762 pages
...of rights, which declares, " That mo free government, or the blessing of liberty, can be p reserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice,...moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principios." Speculation upon the practica Iconformity of the... | |
 | Virginia. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1830 - 932 pages
...change those principles. Tin's notion they had derived from the 15th section, in the following words : " That no free Government, or the blessing of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a rinn adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence... | |
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