By Schubert Ogden
We the people of the United States of America ordain and establish this Constitution ofthe of the U.S.A. in order to:
(1) form a more perfect union;
(2) establish justice;
(3) insure domestic tranquility;
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(4) provide for the common defense;
(5) promote the general welfare; and
(6) secure the blessings
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of liberty to ourselves
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and our posterity.