TY - BOOK AU - Michael J. C. Taylor PY - 2019 CY - New York, United States of America PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 9781433158360 TI - The Preamble and Mission of the Constitution DO - 10.3726/b14294 UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1057256 N2 - In this book, Michael J. C. Taylor outlines an intellectual history of the six essential phrases of the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution. These phrases convey what the essential goals and purposes of the Constitution are, and this book’s essential mission is to discern both the original intent of the Framers, as well as the Enlightenment legacy they left to us. This book examines the writings of the Framers, as well as the various works that inspired their ideas and the abstract concepts they studied. LA - English ER -