 | William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 686 pages
...either personally, or by his representatives. In a free state every man, who is supposed a free agent, ought to be in some measure his own governor; and...should reside in the whole body of the people. And this power, when the territories of the state are small and its citizens easily known, should be exercised... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 726 pages
...representative's. In a free state, says judge Blackstone, every man, who is supposed a free agent, ought to be in some measure his own governor; and,...power should reside in the whole body of the people. In so large a state as ours, it is therefore wisely contrived, tliat the people should do that by their... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 716 pages
...Parliament. In a free state, every man who is supposed a free agent, ought to be in some measure hu own governor, and therefore a branch at least of the...power should reside in the whole body of the people. In elections for representatives tor Great Britain, anciently, all the people had votes; but King Henry... | |
 | Great Britain - 1809 - 536 pages
...who is sup" posed a free agent, ought to be, in .s»me " measure, his own governor ; and there" fore a branch, at least, of the legislative " power should reside in the whole body " of the people. And this power, when " the territories of the state are small and " its citizens easily known, should be... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 684 pages
...denomination given to the lower house of Parliament. In a free state, every man who is supposed a free agent, ought to be in some measure his own governor, and therefore a branch at least of tin- legislative power should reside in the whole body of the people. In elections for representatives... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 904 pages
...given to the lower house <if parliament, 'in a free state, every man who is sup|H>sed a free agent ought to be in some measure his own governor, and therefore a branch at lea«t of the legislative power should reside in the «hole body of the people. In elections for representatives... | |
 | William Drennan - 1815 - 254 pages
...inseparable," said Lord Camden. " In a free state," says Judge Blackstone, " every man who is a free agent, ought to be, in some measure, his own governor; and,...legislative power should reside in the whole body of tke people? Thus, it is a vital lmncijile of the constitution, that the property of the people cannot... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1819 - 412 pages
...his representatives. In a free state, says judge Blackstone, every man, who is supposed a free agent, ought to be in some measure his own governor, and...power should reside in the whole body of the people, in so large a state as ours, it is therefore wisely contrived, that the people should do that by their... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 878 pages
...either personally or by his representatives. In a free state, every man who is supposed a free agent, ought to be in some measure his own governor : and...should reside in the whole body of the people. And this power, when the territories of the state are small and its citizens easily known, should be exercised... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - Jurisprudence - 1823 - 810 pages
...As in a country of liberty, every man who is supposed a free agent, ought to be his own governor ; the legislative power should reside in the whole body of the people. But since this is impossible in large states, and in small ones is subject to many inconveniencies... | |
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In a free state, every man, who is supposed a free agent, ought to be in some measure his own governor ; and, therefore, a branch at least of the legislative power should reside in the whole body of the people. 
