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What motivated the Founding Fathers to include the phrase "to form a more perfect union" in the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution?

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One of the main things that motivated the Founding Fathers to include the phrase "to form a more perfect union" in the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution is because they knew that things like slavery and other impaired citizens rights would have to be eliminated someday. 
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