The preamble to the Constitution of the American Legion outlines its purposes, which include upholding and defending the US Constitution, maintaining law and order, fostering Americanism, preserving memories of associations in World Wars, instilling a sense of duty to community and nation, combating autocracy, making righteousness superior to power, and promoting peace.

1. PREAMBLE PREAMBLE
To The Constitution Of The American Legion To The Constitution Of The American Legion
“For God and Country, “For God and Country,
We associate ourselves together We associate ourselves together
For the following purposes: For the following purposes:
To uphold and defend To uphold and defend
The Constitution of the United States The Constitution of the United States
of America; of America;
To maintain law and order; To maintain law and order;
To foster and perpetuate To foster and perpetuate
A one hundred percent Americanism; A one hundred percent Americanism;
To preserve the memories and To preserve the memories and
incidents incidents
Of our associations in the Great Wars; Of our associations in the Great Wars;
To inculcate a sense of individual To inculcate a sense of individual
obligation obligation
To the community, state and nation; To the community, state and nation;
To combat the autocracy To combat the autocracy
Of both the classes and the masses; Of both the classes and the masses;
To make right the master of might; To make right the master of might;
To promote peace and good will on To promote peace and good will on
earth; earth;