Preamble to the Constitution of The American Legion Auxiliary

 

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 during 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 participate in and contribute to the accomplishment of the aims and purposes of The American Legion;

To consecrate and sanctify our association by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.