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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... "
Report of the Trial and Acquittal of Edward Shippen, Esquire, Chief Justice ... - Page 263
1805 - 582 pages
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A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume 16

United States. President - United States - 1917 - 566 pages
...government was set up was everywhere amongst us accepted as the creed of free men. That doctrine is, "That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...and security of the people, nation, or community"; that "of all the various modes and forms of government, that is the best which is capable of producing...
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European and US Constitutionalism

Georg Nolte - Law - 2005 - 336 pages
...philosophers such as John Locke and William Blackstone.33 The Virginia Bill of Rights of 1 776 proclaims: 'That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...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...
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Character for Life: An American Heritage: Profiles of Great Men and Women of ...

Don Hawkinson - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 470 pages
...and obtaining happiness and safety."17 Believed Mason, "Government, is, or ought to be an institution for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community."19 Mason believed that life, liberty and property were central human rights. Mason regarded...
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Out of the Closets and into the Courts: Legal Opportunity Structure and Gay ...

Ellen Ann Andersen - Political Science - 2009 - 312 pages
...relationships with the children of the household. 28. The Common Benefits Clause reads as follows: "That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...or advantage of any single man, family, or set of persons who are a part only of that community" (VT Constitution, Ch. i, Art. 7). 29. The state actually...
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Same-Sex Marriage: The Cultural Politics of Love and Law

Kathleen E. Hull - Social Science - 2006
...from the marriage statutes violated the Common Benefits Clause of the state constitution, which states that "government is, or ought to be, instituted for...the particular emolument or advantage of any single person, family, or set of persons, who are a part only of that community." The lawyers for the couples...
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State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3: The ..., Volume 3

G. Alan Tarr, Robert F. Williams - Political Science - 2012 - 382 pages
...general equality provision is the Common Benefits Clause of the Vermont Constitution, which states: That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...the particular emolument or advantage of any single person, family, or set of persons, who are a part only of that community.63 Only a few states have...
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A Time to Embrace: Same-Gender Relationships in Religion, Law, and Politics

William Stacy Johnson - Law - 2006 - 341 pages
...Battle for Gay Marriage (New York: Harcourt, 2004). 93. The "common benefits" section provides, in part, "that government is, or ought to be, instituted for...the particular emolument or advantage of any single person, family, or set of persons, who are a part only of that community" (Vermont Constitution, Chapter...
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In Their Own Words

Bob Gingrich - History - 2006 - 261 pages
...from, the People; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them. That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...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...
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In Their Own Words: Founding Fathers & the Bible

Bob Gingrich - History - 2006 - 262 pages
...from, the People; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them. That government is, or ought to be, instituted for...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...
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George Allen: A Senator Speaks Out On Liberty, Opportunity, and Security

George Allen - Political Science - 2006 - 214 pages
...their trustees and servants and at all times amenable to them. "Article 3: That government is, our ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection,...and security of the people, nation, or community; of all die various modes and forms of government, that is best which is capable of producing the greatest...
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