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N.C. Const. pmbl.

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We, the people of the State of North Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for the preservation of the American Union and the existence of our civil, political and religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him for the continuance of those blessings to us and our posterity, do, for the more certain security thereof and for the better government of this State, ordain and establish this Constitution.

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Source: ncleg.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-25
Edition: 2026-09-25
Content hash: 3e8a9652e9e82fc6d0b8908af830b571792ba13348f00ee4bbf2f734e5254fb6

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