THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, 1787
We the People
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, 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.
1787 · PHILADELPHIA
Preamble to the Constitution
Fifty-two words and one sentence, set the way the engrossers meant it to be read.
| source | National Archives, engrossed copy |
|---|---|
| typeface | Caslon |
| paper | 100 lb cream cover, 18 x 24 |
| press | Thomas Graphics, Austin, Texas |
| edition | Numbered of 250, cotton paper, embossed maker's mark |
The Preamble is fifty-two words and one sentence. We set it that way on purpose: one measure, one thought, the great opening words display-sized as the engrossing clerk wrote them. Text from the National Archives transcription.
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