...declaratory of the fundamental rights of the citizen; as that all men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are...property, and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness; that the right to property is before and higher than any constitutional sanction ;" Cooley, Constitutional...

...section 1, article I, of our state constitution as follows: "All men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are...and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness," and also section 13 of said article: "... nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due...

...section 1, article I, of our state constitution as follows: "All men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are...and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness," and also section 13 of said article : " ... nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due...

...official Virginia Declaration of Rights. It proclaims : "All men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are...; and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness. No member of the Supreme Court can find support for equalitarlanism in the fundamental laws of his...

...ARTICLE I DECLARATION OF RIGHTS Inalienable Rights SECTION 1. All men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are...property; and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness. Purpose of Government SEC. 2. All political power is inherent in the people. Government is instituted...

...the State Constitution now reads: "Inalienable Rights: All people are by nature free and independent and have certain inalienable rights, among which are...protecting property; and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy." The substitution of the word "people" for "men" may well be claimed as a victory...

...defense which is to be provided for. Our state constitution is likewise careful to declare that all political power is inherent in the people. "Government...and benefit of the people and they have the right at all times to alter or reform the same whenever the public good may require it." From the American...

...the labor of his lifetime. Article 1, Section 1, of the Constitution of Iowa: "All men by NATURE are free and equal, and have certain inalienable rights,...and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness." The Dred Scott decision having overruled the Declaration of Independence, the purpose of this section...

...declaration of rights the great fundamental truths that " all men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are...and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness," are distinctly announced; and it is declared that all political power is inherent in the people; that...

...Constitution says the following in Article I, Section 1: "All people are by nature free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are...protecting property; and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy." California law merely reflects reality: when you're attacked, the only person...