 | Constitutions - 1782 - 188 pages
...body-politic is formed, by a voluntary aflbciation of individuals ; it is a focial compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all fhall be governed by certain laws for the common good. Jt is the duty' of the people, therefore, in... | |
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1796 - 580 pages
...politic is formed by a voluntary affociation of individuals; it is a focial сотрай, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen, with the whole people, that all (ball be governed by certain law» for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore in... | |
 | Constitutions - 1804 - 372 pages
...be;;!1/ politic is formed 'by a voluntary affociation of individuals. It is a focial compa6>, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all fhall be governtd by certain iaws for the common good. It is the duty cf the people, therefore, in... | |
 | Boston (Mass.). Common Council - Boston (Mass.) - 1822 - 148 pages
...body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and...shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of Government, to provide for an... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 pages
...body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and...shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of Government, to provide for an... | |
 | United States - 1827 - 634 pages
...religious right, the people, of these United States not only cast off the yoke of foreign domination, but " the whole people covenants with each citizen, and...be governed by certain laws for the common good." We consider it therefore, the duty of every citizen to watch for the public welfare ; to sound the... | |
 | Constitutions - 1828 - 494 pages
...hody politic is formed hy a voluntary association of individuals. It is a social compact, hy which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall he governed hy certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people therefore in framing... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 554 pages
...voluntary association of individuals — was a social compact, by which the whole people covenanted with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all should be governed by certain laws for the common good. With these views and principles, the people... | |
 | James Creighton Odiorne - Freemasonry - 1830 - 314 pages
...religious right, the people of these United States not only cast off the yoke of foreign domination, but " the whole people covenants with each citizen, and...be governed by certain laws for the common good." We consider it therefore, the duty of every citizen to watch for the public welfare; to sound the alarm... | |
 | John Quincy Adams - Digital images - 1831 - 52 pages
...politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals ; that it is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and...be governed by certain laws, for the common good. The body politic of the United States was formed by the voluntary association of the people of the... | |
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The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals: it is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. 
