...of friendship with each other, for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their_ mutual and general welfare ; binding themselves to...on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever. ARTICLE IV. The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse...

...enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defence, the security of their Liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding...upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignly, trade, or any other pretence whatever. ; The " Confederation and perpetual Union between...

...enter into a firm league of friendship with each other; for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding...to assist each other against all force offered to, as attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other...

...enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding...on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever. Contrast it with the preamble to the Constitution of 1787: We the people of...

...enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defence, the security of their Liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding...on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever. 756.5 ARTICLE iv. The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and...

...it had a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare; binding...on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever." When this is compared with the clear and explicit provision in the Constitution,...

...enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding...on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever. Slrtic(e IV. The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse...

...Confederation,' a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding...on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever.' But the Articles of Confederation, approved by the Congress on November 15,...

...enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding...on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever. Art. IV.—The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse...

...enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their Liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding...against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever." 38 In light of the foregoing,...