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For
over 200 years, the Constitution has served as the
cornerstone of our Nation's democracy and the
principal guarantor of freedom and equality for
all Americans. Yet, as important as these
functions are, this remarkable document performs a
perhaps even more vital role as a visible and
enduring common bond between the diverse people of
this great Nation.
As
the United States sets a course into a third
century of constitutional democracy, let us renew
our commitment to, in the words of the
Constitution's Preamble, "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 . .
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