 ... to support power in reverence with the people, and to secure the people from the abuse of power, that they may be free by their just obedience, and the magistrates honourable for their just administration ; for liberty without obedience is confusion,...  The Port Folio - Page 2851817Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 470 pages
...to a compliance, that we have (with reverence to God and good conscience to men) to the best of our skill, contrived and composed the frame and laws of this government, to the treat end of all government, viz. To support power in reverence with the people, and to secure the... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - 614 pages
...published in April ; and the chief intention of this famous charter was declared to be " for the support of power in reverence with the people, and to secure the people from the abuse of power : For liberty, without obedience, is confusion : and obedience, without liberty, is slavery." The body... | |
 | 576 pages
...axioms are still entitled to our , reverence. " The great end of government," proclaimed Penn, " is to support power in reverence with the people, and...that they may be free by their just obedience, and their magistrates honourable for their just administration— for liberty without obedience is confusion,... | |
 | Englishmen - 1835 - 476 pages
...government, is admirable. " We have, with reverence to God and good conscience to men, to the best of our skill, contrived and composed the frame and laws of this government, to the great end of government ; to support power in reverence with the people, and to secure the people from the abuse... | |
 | Luke Howard - 1836 - 408 pages
...worthy Fonnder and first Proprietor tells us, ' That he composed his frame of government with a view to support power in reverence with the people, and to secure the people from the abuse of power : ' and these two are generally observed to attend each other, as causes and their effects. And a noted... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1837 - 496 pages
...will of one man may not hinder the good of a whole country.'12 — " It is the great end of government to support power in reverence with the people, and to secure the people from the abuse of power ; for liberty without obedience is confusion, and obedience without liberty is slavery." Taking counsel,... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1839 - 494 pages
...will of one man may not hinder the good of a whole country."2 — " It is the great end of government to support power in reverence with the people, and to secure the people from the abuse of power ; for liberty without obedience is confusion, and obedience without liberty is slavery." Taking counsel,... | |
 | Grenville Mellen - 1839 - 934 pages
...Pennsylvania.' The chief intention of this famous charter was declared to be, ' for the support of power in reverence with the people, and to secure the people from the abuse of power. For, liberty without obedience is confusion, and obedience without liberty is slavery." The first page... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1844 - 500 pages
...will of one man may not hinder the good of a whole country.''2 — " It is the great end of government to support power in reverence with the people, and to secure the people from the abuse of power ; for liberty without obedience is confusion, and obedience without liberty is slavery." Taking counsel,... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1845 - 108 pages
...rule of conduct for the intercourse of Nations. While he recognized as a great end of government " to support power in reverence with the people, and to secure the people from abuse of power,"* he declined the superfluous protection of arms against foreign force, and " aimed... | |
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