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Fidem meam obligo vexillo Civitatum Americae Foederatarum et rei publicae pro qua stat, uni nationi, Deo ducente, non dividendae, cum libertate iustitiaque omnibus.

NOTA BENE: In Classical Latin the letter "v" is pronounced like a "w" and the letter "c" is pronounced like a "k". The letter "i" or "j" are interchangeable at the beginning of a word and are pronounced like a "y." The vowels are pronounced more or less as in Spanish. The words "ma, me, mi, mo, mu" would be pronounced similar to these English words: ma, may, me, mow, moo.

The preamble contains mostly Latin derivatives, as this document shows, and is a testimony to the skillful use of language enjoyed by our nation's founders.

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