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On December 7th the Social Law Library celebrated the 225th anniversary of the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780.The Massachusetts Constitution of 1780, drafted by John Adams, is the oldest written constitution in the world. It originated the famous phrase “a government of laws and not of men,” and was the source of inspirational words, “We the People,” most commonly associated with the Federal Constitution.