Mass. Const. pt. 1, art. 7
- Constitution
- Constitution of Massachusetts
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men: Therefore the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government; and to reform, alter, or totally change the same, when their protection, safety, prosperity and happiness require it.
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