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.

Constitution of the United States

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American politics

Source

Constitution of the United States

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1787 1780s 18th century

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Citation

United States Constitution. Preamble.

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