American Legion Preamble

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American Legion Preamble

"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 100-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 classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and good will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom, and democracy; to consecrate and sanctify our comeradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness."