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Preamble to the
Constitution of The American Legion
For God and
Country
We associate ourselves together for
the following purposes: 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. | 