[pdonis]

> The constitution sets out the defining goal of a society.

I don't see that in the US Constitution. The preamble talks about things like securing certain blessings, but doesn't really say what they actually are; it uses vague terms like "Justice", which mean different things to different people. The US founding document that comes closest to setting out a defining goal, at least in terms of what government is for, is the Declaration of Independence, and even that is vague: what does "pursuit of happiness" really mean?

[sverige]

And "pursuit of happiness" was "pursuit of property" originally.