The Preamble
We, the people of the United States of America, 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.
National Archives, The Constitution,
The Library of Congress, John Carter print,
US Senate, Constitution of the United States.
Downloads, original document facsimiles:
Constitution Parchment Page 1, Constitution Parchment Page 2, Constitution Parchment Page 3, Constitution Parchment Page 4 , John Carter Print Page 1, John Carter Print Page 2.