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§ 2. Promotion of general welfare--natural rights of persons--equality under the law--purpose of government
MO CONST Art. 1, § 2Vernon's Annotated Missouri StatutesConstitution of 1945 of the State of Missouri (Approx. 2 pages)
§ 2. Promotion of general welfare--natural rights of persons--equality under the law--purpose of government
MO CONST Art. 1, § 2Vernon's Annotated Missouri StatutesConstitution of 1945 of the State of Missouri (Approx. 2 pages)
Vernon's Annotated Missouri Statutes
Constitution of 1945 of the State of Missouri
Article I. Bill of Rights (Refs & Annos)
V.A.M.S. Const. Art. 1, § 2
§ 2. Promotion of general welfare--natural rights of persons--equality under the law--purpose of government
That all constitutional government is intended to promote the general welfare of the people; that all persons have a natural right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and the enjoyment of the gains of their own industry; that all persons are created equal and are entitled to equal rights and opportunity under the law; that to give security to these things is the principal office of government, and that when government does not confer this security, it fails in its chief design.
V. A. M. S. Const. Art. 1, § 2, MO CONST Art. 1, § 2
Statutes are current through the end of the 2021 First Regular and First Extraordinary Sessions of the 101st General Assembly. Constitution is current through the November 3, 2020 General Election.
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