The Magnificent Fifty: Foundation of Faith (Des Moines, Iowa)

Des Moines, Iowa (Artist: Susan Cassidy Wilhoit)

Constitution Preamble (1857)

We, the People of the State of Iowa, grateful to the Supreme Being for the blessings hitherto enjoyed, and feeling our dependence on Him for a constitution of these blessings establish this Constitution. 

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