The Armenian people, adopting as a basis the fundamental principles and pan-national goals of Armenian statehood set forth in Armenia's Declaration of Independence, and having realized the holy precept of its freedom-loving ancestors for the re-establishment of a sovereign state, and devoted to the strengthening of [the State] and prosperity, adopts, while asserting its faithfulness to the values of all mankind, the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia to secure freedom, overall prosperity, and civil harmony for the generations.