John Adams: Report of a Constitution, or Form of Government, for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Milestone Documents

John Adams: Report of a Constitution, or Form of Government, for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

( 1779 ) Commentary by Richard Alan Ryerson, Ph.D.
  • “The end of the institution … of government, is to secure the body-politic; to protect it; and to furnish the individuals who compose it, with the power of enjoying, in safety and tranquility, their natural rights, and the blessings of life.” - The Report of a Constitution, or Form of Government, for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • “In the government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the legislative, executive, and judicial power, shall be placed in separate departments, to the end that it might be a government of laws and not of men.” - The Report of a Constitution, or Form of Government, for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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