several of the states wrote into their revolutionary constitutions declarations against any man or group of men receiving special privileges from the community “Government,” said the New Hampshire constitution, was “instituted for the common benefits, protection, and security of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men.” The North Carolina constitution stated that “perpetuities and monopolies are contrary to the genius of a State, and ought not to be allowed.”
