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The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America

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. 

The National Archives web site provides the following links regarding the Constitution:

The complete text of the U.S. Constitution

Bill of Rights Amendments 1-10

Constitutional Amendments 11-27Amendments 11-27

Founding Fathers who signed the Constitution

The article "A More Perfect Union" is an in-depth look at the Constitutional Convention and the ratification process

 Courtesy of Pearl Street Publishing