United States Constitution:
Preamble: “We the People of the United States, in Order to … promote the general Welfare … do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 1: “The Congress shall have Power To … provide for the … general Welfare of the United States …”.
Note that “General Welfare” is subject to interpretation. (Courtesy © Wikipedia)
Our Founders' Warning: “Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.” (Thomas Jefferson)