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News  Blog post: Celebrate our Massachusetts Constitution

10/22/2025
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“A bell reproduces an old sound as surely as a document reproduces an old thought.” -- How Early America Sounded by Richard Cullen Rath.

Commemorate the day that the Massachusetts Constitution first became effective on October 25, 1780 and learn more about how the pealing of bells have played an historical role in social cohesion and the "politics of joy" in our latest blog post.

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