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.
