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