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Celebrate Our United States Constitution
Americans need only to glance at today’s headlines to find reasons to celebrate our Constitution of the United States of America. In almost every part of our world today, the oppressed are valiantly struggling for the basic rights we were granted over two hundred years ago. September 17-23 is Constitution Week. Read this magnificent document to understand why so many are willing to risk even life itself to obtain its cherished benefits.
"We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure 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." The Preamble to our Constitution was written over two hundred years ago.
The Mary Floyd Tallmadge Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution encourages you to look beyond these well known words to understand the structure of our lives by reading the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights and 27 Amendments. You’ll discover a deeper appreciation for America and her cherished history.
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