All men are, by nature, free and independent, and have cer- tain inalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and seeking and obtaining happiness and safety.
All political power is inherent in the people.
All men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own con- science. Religion, morality, and knowledge, however, being essential to good government, it shall be the duty of the General Assembly to pass suitable laws, to protect every religious denomination in the peaceable enjoyment of its own mode of public wor- ship, and to encourage schools and the means of instruction. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be sus- pended, unless in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety require it. All persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses where the proof is evident, or the pre- sumption great. No person shall be twice put in jeo- pardy for the same offense.