...the purposes for which it was expressly ordained. These purposes as announced in the preamble, are, " to form a more perfect union, to establish justice,...insure domestic tranquillity, to provide for the common defence—to promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our...

...powers would have been used to provide for the common defence to protect the State against invasion, to promote the general welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty to them and their posterity. At a moment, then, when a war, commenced by our national rulers, is prosecuted...

...expressed only as to the great and general objects of its institution; among which the most prominent are, to provide for the common defence, to promote the general welfare, and to adopt such means as Congress may deem best calculated to secure to ourselves and to our posterity the...

...more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and posterity. Can it be said that the anticipations of our forefathers, who looked to effect...

...communities, with considerable diversities of municipal legislation, they adopted a government of com' common defence, to promote the general welfare, and...secure the blessings of liberty to themselves and to their posterity. Is there one of these objects but includes, in its very conception, the power and...

...tranquillity. Fourth, To provide for the common defence. Fifth, To promote the general welfare. Sixth, To secure the blessings of liberty to themselves and their posterity.' *** It may be asked, what is the precise sense and latitude, in which the words ' to establish justice,' as...

...tranquillity ; (4.) to provide for the common defence ; (5.) to promote the general welfare ; (6.) to secure the blessings of liberty to themselves and their posterity. It would," he added, " be pleasing and useful to consider and trace the relations, which each of these objects...

...so delegated would be used to provide for the common defence, to protect the state against invasion, to promote the general welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty to them and their posterity. At the time, then, when a war, commenced by our national rulers, is * The...

...more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and posterity. Can it be said that the anticipations of our forefathers, who looked to effect...

...be for their common advantage to ordain and establish a common government or constitution, in order to " provide for the common defence, to promote the...general welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty for themselves and their posterity." With these objects and intentions these thirteen sovereignties...