His promised land guaranteed freedoms, rights and liberties – for white Europeans at least.
His Tremont, Maine retreat, which was made up of a main house and a few cabins on 28 acres of land, guaranteed that the only neighbors that could be spotted would be of the animal variety.
As Geddickes puts it, "by 1790... the notion of the 'due process of law,' associated with the 'law of the land' guaranteed by Chapter 29 of Magna Carta, was understood to include a residual guarantee of substantive liberty against arbitrary actions of government, including (especially) those of the state legislatures".
To establish a land which guarantees the rights of all individuals, regardless of race or religion?
It is essential that your land is guaranteed because the land is under pressure from loggers, miners and a series of other elements".
Fijian land rights, guaranteed by the Deed of Cession in 1874, were given constitutional protection, while Fijian chiefs were given an effective veto in all important matters affecting the status of Fijians and in changes to the constitution itself.
The environmental stewardship and awareness that fair trade can catalyse not only remediates the local environment, but also offers children opportunities to learn how they can protect the land and guarantee their rights to a safe environment for future generations.
In an effort to establish a vibrant economy and to secure bragging rights as India's most exquisite court, Sawai Jai Singh invited the country's top craftsmen and merchants to set up shop within the walls of his new city, offering perks like free land and guaranteed royal patronage.
The Runnymede event celebrates 800 years since the sealing of the Magna Carta in 1215, a charter stating that a King had to follow the laws of the land and guaranteeing the rights of individuals.
Land reforms guaranteed the security of tenant farmers, promoted agricultural growth, and reduced rural poverty.
