Excerpt from Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts, in the Year 1897: Together With the Constitution, the Messages of the Governor, List of the Civil Government, Tables Showing Changes in the Statutes, Changes of Names of Persons, Etc., EtcA Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.Article I. All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights, among which may be reckoned the ri ht of enjoying and defend ing their lives and liberties, t at of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, in fine, that of seeking and oh taining their safety and happiness.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.