“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
In 1955, President Eisenhower signed a resolution to adopt September 17-23 as Constitution Week to honor this great document, which is the basis of America’s heritage and the foundation for our way of life.
As we begin Constitution Week, I’d like to reflect on a document that is very important to our American Heritage, and I ask you all to do the same.
Be respectful, kind and helpful to those in need and remember what it means to be good patriots of the United States of America.
Celebrate Constitution Week by picking up a free copy of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Plus, check out a selection of books from our Constitution Week display at the Dover Public Library.
~ Ellen Lint, Library Assistant