Excerpt from Constitution of the State of Colorado, 1910: Adopted March 14, 1876, and Ratified July 1, 1876, With AmendmentsIn order to assert our rights, acknowledge our duties, and proclaim the principles upon which our government is founded, we declare: Sec. 1. Political power and origin of government. That all political power is vested in and derived from the people, that all government, of right, originates from the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the Whole.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.