...ji 11 i how formed. individuals : it is a social compact, by which the whole people iu natucovenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole...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...

...to alter the government, and to take measures necessary for their safety, prosperity and happiness. The body politic is formed by a voluntary association...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...

...to alter the government, and to take measures necessary for their safety, prosperity and happiness. The body politic is formed by a voluntary association...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...

...association of individuals; that it is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with'each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that...shall be governed by certain laws for the common good " ; and that in the same preamble the people acknowledge with grateful hearts, that Providence had...

...measures necessarj tor then UUc> how safety, prosperity and happiness. . The hody politic is formed hy a voluntary association of individuals: it is a social...compact, by which the whole people covenants with cncln1 oitken,and each cWnvvith the whole people, that all shall be governed bv certain laws for the...

...defining "a body politic," quotes from the Preamble of the Constitution of Massachusetts, "A body, politic is a social compact by which the whole people covenants...be governed by certain laws for the common good." Applying this principle to the foregoing set of facts, it follows that: Just as every citizen has a...

...Constitution of 1 780 was framed for the people of Massachusetts. The preamble describes the body politic as " a social compact, by which the whole people covenants...be governed by certain laws for the common good." And it closes with this paragraph: — " We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, ... do agree upon,...

...without force, fraud, or surprise," made, not with any government or state, but "with each other." citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that...shall be governed by certain laws for the common good ; " each citizen, male or female, feeling that the guaranties contained in the Bill of Rights are guaranties...

...people themselves, that the body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals; that it is a social compact, by which the whole people...all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good.4 1 Puff. L. of N., b. 7, c. 2, J 13. 'Rutherf. Inst. b. 1, c. 1, J 11 ; b. 2, c. 2, J 1 ; Grotius,...

...citizen and each citizen with the whole people. For what purpose is it ? That the people may make sure that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. When these objects are not obtained, what can be done ? The people may alter the government. PART FIRST....