Missouri Constitution
Article I - Bill of Rights
Section 2 Promotion of general welfare—natural rights of persons—equality under the law—purpose of government.
Universal Citation: MO Const art I § 2
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.
Source: Const. of 1875, Art. I, Sec. 4.
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