Gouverneur Morris , I believe..........
Best known for writing the preamble of the U.S. Constitution, Gouverneur Morris used his legendary wit, eloquence, and insight to make many other contributions to liberty.
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.
Every schoolchild is familiar with the preamble of the United States Constitution, but few are acquainted with its author, New York's brilliant and witty statesman Gouverneur Morris. Americans interested in learning more about our national heritage of liberty would do well to study the life of the man of whom President Theodore Roosevelt said "there are few men of his generation to whom the country owes more than to Gouverneur Morris."
2006-09-18 10:46:05
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answered by Scotty 6
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The scribe was Jacob Scallus, a Pennsylvania clerk.
The authors were all those at the Constitutional Convention, who chimed in and gave various input to different parts.
2006-09-18 10:39:35
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answered by coragryph 7
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