"secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity"
Posterity is a word for future generations, children. Used in the preamble of the Constitution of the USA: "And secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity."
Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
It means: we declaire ourselves to be free, and all our decendents, now and forever.
To make sure no one can take away our liberty from us.
To make sure future citizens remain free
To secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity" summarizes the broad purpose of both government and citizenship under our system. Are the "blessings of liberty" in your neighborhood or community secure for both you and your "posterity"--your children? What aspects are at risk? Make a list. What, in broad terms, would need to happen to "secure the blessings of liberty" in your neighborhood, as you see it?
"...to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,..."6 goals:to form a more perfect Unionestablish Justiceinsure domestic Tranquilityprovide for the common defencepromote the general Welfaresecure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,
Five purposes found in the preamble include:establish justiceinsure domestic tranquilityprovide for the common defensepromote the general welfaresecure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
its actually "to ourselves and our posterity..." from the preamble, "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. it means we are securing the blessings of liberty as said to ourselves (as in us) and our posterity (as in our future-future generations) hope this answers your questions and corrects what you originally thought to be in the constitution. thank god for my 8th grade social studies teacher for having us memorize it and recite it to the class! ~lindi~
Actually, while it sounds like that, those are not the exact words. In the preamble (introduction) to the constitution, it uses the words "to secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity..." Posterity is an old word for "future generations." So, the Founding Fathers are declaring that they want to make sure that future generations live in a free country and enjoy the blessings of liberty.
"...secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity..." - The Preamble to the US ConstitutionBreak down what it means, word by word.secure - fix or fasten, so nothing gets lost or stolen, such as securing your front door lockblessings - God's favor and protectionof liberty - all things pertaining to (about) freedoms and being free from oppressionto ourselves - each of usand our posterity - all future generations who issue (are born) from each of us; e. g. My / your children, their children, their children, and so on down through all generations, forever and ever...By putting the document in writing, the writers claimed the blessings of God for our freedoms for US AND FOR ALL generations.