Americans' intense struggle for independence preceded their intense struggle to become unified as a nation.
Wary of a powerful central government, their first attempts to create a federal government were weak and ineffective.
Only after serious and intense study, debate, compromise, frustration, perseverance and prayer were they able to create the document that framed the "more perfect union" they were seeking.
Although not perfect, the Constitution provided the means of perfecting itself and summarized principles that laid the foundation for the amazing liberty, peace, and prosperity that have blessed millions of people here, and around the world.
