Democracy in America — Volume 2

Alexis de Tocqueville · 1840 (2nd part; published in 1840)

passage 271 of 272 · Book Two: Influence Of Democracy On Progress Of Opinion In the United States.

in brief

It states a constitutional guarantee that no state may deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law or deny equal protection of the laws within its jurisdiction.

Article XIV

United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

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Democracy in America — Volume 2 · Alexis de Tocqueville · 1840