That all constitutional government is
intended to promote the general welfare of the people; that all persons have a natural
right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and the enjoyment of the gains of their
own industry; that all persons are created equal and are entitled to equal rights and
opportunity under the law; that to give security to these things is the principal office
of government, and that when government does not confer this security, it fails in its
chief design.
Structure Missouri constitution