...eliminate hostility among the states (No. VII, by Hamilton) and prevent legislation which would be "contrary to the first principles of the social compact and to every principle of sound legislation" (No. XLIV, by Madison). In many of the earlier state constitutions and in perhaps all of those recently...

...there says: Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, are contrary to the first principles of the social compact and to every principle of sound legislation. The two former are expressly prohibited by the declarations prefixed to some of the State constitutions,...

...says : Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, are contrary to the first principles of the social compact and to every principle of sound legislation. The two former are expressly prohibited by the declarations prefixed to some of the State constitutions,...

...says : Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, are contrary to the first principles of the social compact and to every principle of sound legislation. The two former are expressly prohibited by the declarations prefixed to some of the State constitutions,...

...impairing the obligation of contracts"? Madison, in the Federalist, clearly states that such laws "'are contrary to the first principles of the social compact, and to every principle of sound legislation.' " But this is not enough. "Our own experience," continues Madison, "has taught us . . that additional...

...laws, which are prohibited by the same clause, says: " Laws impairing the obligation of contracts are contrary to the first principles of the social compact, and to every principle of sound legislation. They are prohibited by the spirit and scope of the State constitutions. Our own etperience has taught...

...articles in the Federalist,declared that laws impairingthe obligation of contractswere contrary to thenrst principles of the social compact, and to every principle...the Constitution. From the decision of the court I eeeonly evfl likely to follow. There have been times within the memory of all of us when the legal...

...number last mentioned Mr. Madison said that such laws were not only forbidden by the constitution, but were " contrary to the first principles of the social...compact and to every principle of sound legislation." The treatment of the malady was severe, but the cure was complete. " No sooner did the new government...

...stated : "Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, are contrary to the first principles of the social compact, and to every principle of sound legislation. The two former are expressly prohibited by the declarations fixed to some of the State constitutions,...

...stated: "Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, are contrary to the first principles of the social compact, and to every principle of sound legislation. The two former are expressly prohibited by the declarations fixed to some of the State constitutions,...