The Constitution of the United States of America
Note: A preamble
is an introductory and
expressionary statement in a document
that explains the document's purpose
and underlying philosophy.
Preamble
WE THE PEOPLE of the United States,
in
order to form a more perfect union, establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common
defense, promote the general
welfare,
and secure the
blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain
and
establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that
all
men are created equal, that they are
endowed by thier
Creator with certain
unalienable Rights,
that among
these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit
of
Happiness