 | Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1833 - 806 pages
...press is essential to the security of freedom in a state : it ought not, therefore, to be restrained in this Commonwealth. XVII. — THE people have a...liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the consent of the legislature ; and the military power shall always be held in an exact subordination... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1899 - 1266 pages
...moreover in conformity to the spirit of article 17 of the declaration of rights, which declares that " The people have a right to keep and to bear arms for...liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the consent of the Legislature, and the military power shall always be held in an exact subordination to... | |
 | 1838 - 514 pages
...such freedom. It is noticeable that the very next article in the same bill of rights asserts, that "the people have a right to keep and to bear arms for the common defence." Is the right of assassination here guarantied and sanctified ? The constitution of our Union, like... | |
 | Presidents - 1841 - 460 pages
...security of freedom in a state ; it ought not, therefore, to be restrained in this commonwealth. 17. The people have a right to keep and to bear arms for...liberty, they ought not to be maintained, without the consent of the legislature : and the military power shall always be held in exact subordination to... | |
 | Constitutions - 1843 - 434 pages
...security of freedom in > rttlc ; it ought not, therefore, to be restrained in this commonwealth. ! 7. The people have a right to keep and to bear arms for the cornson defence. And as, in time of peace, armies are dangerous to liberty, '~ry ought not to be maintained,... | |
 | Massachusetts - Law - 1844 - 416 pages
...security of Liberty of the freedom in a state; it ought not, therefore, to be restrained in press ' this Commonwealth. XVII. THE people have a right to keep and to bear arms for Rieht to keep the common defence: and, as in time of peace, armies are standing 11™' dangerous to... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1845 - 860 pages
...press is essential to the security of freedom in a state : it ought not, therefore, to be restrained in this Commonwealth. XVII. — The people have a...liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the consent of the legislature; and the military power shall always be held in an exact subordination to... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. House - 1845 - 1194 pages
...press is essential to the security of freedom in a state : it ought not, therefore, to be restrained in this Commonwealth. XVII. — The people have a...liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the consent of the legislature; and the military power shall always be held in an exact subordination to... | |
 | Jonathan French - United States - 1847 - 506 pages
...security of freedom in a state ; it ought not, therefore, to be restrained in this commonwealth. 17. The people have a right to keep and to bear arms for...liberty, they ought not to be maintained, without the consent of the legislature : and the military power shall always be held in exact subordination to... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1004 pages
...to security of freedom in a state; it ought not, therefore, to be restrained in this commonwealth. " The people have a right to keep and % to bear arms...liberty, they ought not to be maintained, without the consent of the legislature : and the military power shall always be held in exact subordination to... | |
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The people have a right to keep and to bear arms for the common defence. And as in time of peace armies are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the consent of the legislature; and the military power shall always be held in an... 
