- Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting
the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of
the
press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to
petition
the government for a redress of grievances.
- A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free
state,
the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
- No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without
the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be
prescribed
by law.
- The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,
and
effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated,
and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath
or
affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and
the
persons or things to be seized.
- No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous
crime,
unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases
arising
in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service
in
time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the
same
offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be
compelled
in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived
of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall
private
property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
- In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy
and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district
wherein
the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been
previously
ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the
accusation;
to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory
process
for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of
counsel
for his defense.
- In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed
twenty
dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact
tried
by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United
States,
than according to the rules of the common law.
- Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor
cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be
construed
to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited
by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the
people.
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- Abolition of private property and the application of all rent to public purpose.
- A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
- Abolition of all rights of inheritance.
- Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
- Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.
- Centralization of the means of communication and transportation in the hands of the State.
- Extention of factories and instruments of production owned by the State, the bringing into cultivation of waste lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
- Equal liablity of all to labor. Establishment of Industrial armies, especially for agriculture.
- Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the population over the country.
- Free education for all children in government schools.
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