 | Virginia - 1867 - 1037 pagina’s
...people ; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them. •>. That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection anil security of the people, nation or community; of all the various modes and forms of aovernment,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1868
...the people ; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them. 5. That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...security of the people, nation, or community ; of all the varióos modes and forms of government, that is best which is capable of producing the greatest degree... | |
 | George M. Stephens - 2007 - 224 pagina’s
...the people; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them. (3) That government is or ought to be instituted for the...is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration; and that, whenever any government shall be found inadequate or contrary to these... | |
 | Wolfgang Fikentscher, Achim R. Fochem - 2002 - 326 pagina’s
...people; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them. Sec. 3. That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration; and that, when any government shall be found inadequate or contrary to these purposes,... | |
 | Alan J. Hawkins, Lynn D. Wardle, David Orgon Coolidge - 2002 - 216 pagina’s
...on an interpretation of the Common Benefits Clause found in Chapter I of the Vermont Constitution: That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...and security of the people, nation, or community, and not for the particular emolument or advantage of any single person, family, or set of persons,... | |
 | Andrew Koppelman - 2010 - 220 pagina’s
...majority opinion relies on the peculiar "common benefits clause" of the Vermont constitution, which says that "government is, or ought to be, instituted for...and security of the people, nation, or community, and not for the particular emolument or advantage of any single person, family, or set of persons,... | |
 | Mark Philip Strasser - 2002 - 194 pagina’s
...guarantees. THE COMMON BENEFITS CLAUSE OF THE VERMONT CONSTITUTION The Common Benefits Clause states that "government is, or ought to be, instituted for...and security of the people, nation, or community, and not for the particular emolument or advantage of any single person, family, or set of persons,... | |
 | Jeremy Rabkin - 2002 - 209 pagina’s
...Constitution's Common Benefits clause in deciding the case. That clause, in pertinent part, reads: "That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...and security of the people, nation, or community, and not for the particular emolument or advantage of any single person, family, or set of persons,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Homeland Security - 2002 - 198 pagina’s
...George Mason, the Virginian and who made the case for the Bill of Rights to our Constitution, wrote, "government is, or ought to be instituted for the...and security of the people, Nation or community." Mr. Chairman, we need to secure our borders as we secure our liberty. We must protect our rights as... | |
 | Yuval Merin - 2010 - 397 pagina’s
...protection and the "Common Benefit Clause" of the Vermont constitution, which provides in part that the "government is, or ought to be, instituted for the...and security of the people, nation, or community, and not for the particular emolument or advantage of any single person, family, or set of persons,... | |
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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... 
