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Constitution of the United States — Preamble
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Publisher edition notice: This collection preserves the original 1787 Constitution and all 27 ratified amendments from the National Archives' historical transcriptions. Superseded original text remains labelled as original text; the two unratified 1789 proposals are preserved in the original publisher assets and are not classified as ratified amendments.
Preamble
Note: The following text is a transcription of the Constitution as it was inscribed by Jacob Shallus on parchment (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum). The spelling and punctuation reflect the original. The blue hyperlinked text in the body of the Constitution indicates subsequent amendments. The blue hyperlinks in the signature section link to each signer’s biography.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, 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.
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