...govtertiou, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people ; and not for the of^pfe tofa-' profit, lioiior, or private interest of any one man, family or class of men: Therefore the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government ; and to reform, alter,...

...All power residing originally in the people, and being derived from them," &c. "ART. 7. Government is instituted for the common good ; for the protection,...class -of men. Therefore the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government, and to reform, alter, or...

...declares that " the king conducts his government for the common good, and not for the profit, honour, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men among his subjects " — a declaration that might find a fitting place in the best and freest constitutions....

...safely say with the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of Massachusetts (Art. VII.), that " Government is instituted for the common good ; for the protection,...interest of any one man, family, or class of men." But what government may properly do for " the prosperity and happiness of the people " varies * Arthur...

...entered. In the Declaration of Rights of the inhabitants of Massachusetts, it is declared that government is instituted for the common good ; for the protection,...safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people ; and that they have the right to reform and alter the same whenever change is required, in order to secure...

...the constitution of Massachusetts than elsewhere within my knowledge, that ' government is instituted not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men.' " The second and still more important object, underlying, indeed, all other motives, was to preserve...

...exclusive right of governing themselves as a free, sovereign, and independent State." " Government is instituted for the common good, for the protection,...for the profit, honor, or private interest of any man or class of men. Therefore the people alone have an incontestable, inalienable, and indefeasible...

...idea of a man born a magistrate, lawgiver, or judge, is absurd and unnatural. ABT. VII. Government is instituted for the common good, for the protection,...class of men : Therefore the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government ; and to reform, alter,...

...blood, the idea of a man born a magistrate, lawgiver or judge is absurd and unnatural. 7. Government la instituted for the common good, for the protection,...honor or private interest of any one man, family, or any one class of men. Therefore the people alone have an incontestible, unalienable and indefeasible...

...and are at all times accountable to them." The State can change Government at Will. — " Government is instituted for the common good : for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people. Therefore the people alone have an incontestable, inalienable, and indefeasible right to institute...