{"id":2699,"date":"2013-04-27T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-27T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=2699"},"modified":"2013-04-27T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-27T09:22:00","slug":"the-commonwealth-requires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=2699","title":{"rendered":"The Commonwealth Requires&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb88834017d43131978970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CHE_5248 - Version 32013-04-15-Boston-public-library-copley-square-\u00a9 2011 Penny Cherubino\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb88834017d43131978970c\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb88834017d43131978970c-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"CHE_5248 - Version 32013-04-15-Boston-public-library-copley-square-\u00a9 2011 Penny Cherubino\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>&quot;The Commonwealth Requires the Education of the People as the Safeguard of Order and Liberty.&quot;<\/em><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>These words are carved into the Boylston Street side of the Boston Public Library McKim building in <a class=\"zem_slink\" rel=\"geolocation\" target=\"_self\">Copley Square<\/a><a target=\"_self\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #888888;\">Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? 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