Preamble to the Constitution
of The American Legion
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For God and Country We associate ourselves together for the
following purposes: |
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- To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America
- To Maintain Law and Order
- To foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism To preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the Great Wars
- To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the Community, State and Nation
- To combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses
- To make right the Master of Might
- To promote Peace and Goodwill on earth
- To Safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of Justice, Freedom and Democracy
- To consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness
