Legal Opinion
McDuffy v. Secretary of the Executive Office of Education
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 15, 1993PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
The Constitution of this Commonwealth, adopted by the people, provides:
“Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people, being necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties; and as these depend on spreading the opportunities and advantages of education in the various parts of the country, and among the different orders of the people, it shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates, in all future periods of this Commonwealth, to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries of *548them; especially the…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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