The Laws Of Nature Are The Laws

Slavery Discourages Arts And Manufacturing ...[and] Every Master Of Slaves Is Born A Petty Tyrant.

The Laws Of Nature Are The Laws Of God, Whose Authority Can Be Superseded By No Power On Earth. A Legislature Must Not Obstruct Our Obedience To Him From Whose Punishment They Cannot Protect Us. All Human Constitutions Which Contradict His Laws, We Are In Conscience Bound To Disobey.

Slavery Discourages Arts And Manufactures.

Considering The Natural Lust For Power So Inherent In Man, I Fear The Thirst Of Power Will Prevail To Oppress The People.

That In All Capital Or Criminal Prosecutions A Man Bath A Right To Demand The Cause And Nature Of His Accusation, To Be Confronted With The Accusers And Witnesses, To Call For Evidence In His Favor, And To A Speedy Trial By An Impartial Jury Of Twelve Men Of His Vicinage, Without Whose Unanimous Consent He Cannot Be Found Guilty; Nor Can He Be Compelled To Give Evidence Against Himself; That No Man Be Deprived Of His Liberty, Except By The Law Of The Land Or The Judgment Of His Peers.