Preamble:
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution introduces the connection of the people to the formation of government and sets forth the basic functions of a limited government.
"We the people of the united states, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justce, 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 the people of the united states, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justce, 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."