...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...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. . . . SECTION xv That no free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to...

...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...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." Article 16 reads: "That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner...

...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...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety."9 John Adams echoed this opinion in the bill of rights that served as a preamble to the Massachusetts...

...equally free and independenl anil have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. Sec. 2 [sic]: That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people; that...

...Worten: That all men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights ...; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." Kurz nach der amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitserklärung wurde am 28. September 1776 die Verfassung...

...Rights, of which they can not by any Compact, deprive or divest their Posterity; among which are the Enjoyment of Life and Liberty, with the Means of acquiring...Property, and pursuing and obtaining Happiness and Safety." The Philadelphia newspapers reported that Thomas Jefferson was assigned by other members of...

...Rights, of which they cannot by any Compact, deprive or divest their Posterity; among which are the Enjoyment of Life and Liberty, with the Means of acquiring and possessing Property, and pursueing and obtaining Happiness and Safety. That Power is, by God and Nature, vested in, and consequently...

...his being." Like Robert Taylor, Cooke had a trinity of succinct principles, though a different three: "'That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from the people! 'That all men are, by nature, equally free.' And 'That a majority of the community possesses, by the law...

...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...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety."17 Believed Mason, "Government, is, or ought to be an institution for the common benefit, protection,...

...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...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." 450 Art l zweiter Satz Französische Erklärung der Menschen- und Bürgerrechte: „Les distinctions...