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Tag Archives: rights
“The Wolf’s Dictionary”: Lincoln & Liberty (April, 1864)
From the pages of Freeman Colby Vol. 3: A nation at war over the meaning of one word…
“Bill of Rights” Comics Activity
Here’s a quick comics-making activity to help dig into (& understand) constitutional text…
NH State COMICStitution 📖 1784 Bill of Rights (Articles #1-12 & 83a)
The official “Live Free And Draw” adaptation of the original 1784 text…
NH COMICStitution / ARTICLE 3: Society
“Society, its Organization and Purposes.”
NH COMICStitution / ARTICLE 4: Rights of Conscience
“Among the natural rights, some are, in their very nature unalienable…”
NH COMICStitution / ARTICLE 5: Religious Freedom
“Every individual has a natural and unalienable right to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience…”
NH COMICStitution / ARTICLE 6: Morality & Piety
“Morality & piety, rightly grounded on high principles, will give the best & greatest security to government…”
NH COMICStitution / ARTICLE 12a: Power to Take Property (2006)
“No part of a person’s property shall be taken by eminent domain… IF the taking is for the purpose of private development or other private use…”
NH COMICStitution / ARTICLE 83a: Encouragement of Literature &c. (1784)
“Knowledge & learning generally diffused through a community being essential to the preservation of a free government…”
Protection
Unintended consequences of a well-meaning law…
