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The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
and the social product, so as best to subserve
the common good;
(f) the establishment of a just social order in
which the means of production, distribution
and exchange are not concentrated and
centralised in the State, State agencies or in
the hands of a privileged few, but are dispersed
among and owned by, all the People of Sri
Lanka;
(g) raising the moral and cultural standards of
the People and ensuring the full development
of human personality; and
(h) the complete eradication of illiteracy and the
assurance to all persons of the right to universal
and equal access to education at all levels.
(3) The State shall safeguard the independence,
sovereignty, unity and the territorial integrity of Sri Lanka.
(4) The State shall strengthen and broaden the
democratic structure of government and the democratic
rights of the People by decentralizing the administration
and by affording all possible opportunities to the People to
participate at every level in national life and in government.
(5) The State shall strengthen national unity by
promoting co-operation and mutual confidence among all
sections of the People of Sri Lanka, including the racial,
religious, linguistic and other groups and shall take effective
steps in the fields of teaching, education and information
in order to eliminate discrimination and prejudice.
(6) The State shall ensure equality of opportunity to
citizens, so that no citizen shall suffer any disability on
the ground of race, religion, language, caste, sex, political
opinion or occupation.
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