220 years ago, September 17th, 1787, the elected representatives of We the People
adopted the Constitution of the United States to replace the Articles of Confederation
in defining our federal government.

The system of governance in the United States may not be perfect, and on occasion flawed, but it is one that to this day is the GREATEST man has yet devised.

I raise my glass to 220 years of freedom as guaranteed by the documents of the Constitution of the United States of America.

In case you've forgotten everything after "We the People..." check out the full text of this hallowed document here at the US Archive:

http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html