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We, the people of Egypt, who have been toiling on this glorious land since the
dawn of history and civilization, we the people working in Egypt’s villages,
fields, cities, factories, centers of education and industry in any field of
work which contributes to the creation of life on its soil or plays a part in
the honour of defending this land
We, the people who believe in its spiritual and immortal heritage and who are
confident in our profound faith and cherish the honour of man and of humanity
at large,
We, the people who in addition to preserving the legacy of history, bear the
responsibility of great present and future objectives whose seeds are embedded
in the long and arduous struggle, with which the banners of liberty, socialism
and unity have been hoisted along the great march of the Arab Nation,
We, the Egyptian people, in the name of God and with His assistance pledge to
indefinitely and unconditionally exert every effort to realise:-
Peace to our world
Being determined that peace can only be based on justice and that political and
social progress of all peoples can only be realized through the freedom and
independent will of these peoples, and that any civilization is not worthy of
its name unless it is free from exploitation whatever its form.
Unity
The hope of our Arab Nation being certain that Arab Unity is a call of history
and future and an inevitable destiny which can only materialize through an Arab
Nation capable of warding off any threat whatever may be the source or the
pretexts justifying it.
The Constant Development Of Life In Our Nation
Being convinced that the true challenge confronting nations is the realization
of progress and that such progress does not occur automatically or through
slogans alone, but that the driving force behind it is the release of all
potentials of creativity and originality in our people, who have asserted at
all times their contribution to civilization and humanity through work alone.
Our people have passed through successive experiences, meantime offering rich
experiences on both the national and international levels, by which they have
been guided. These experiences finally took shape in the basic documentations
of the July, 23rd Revolution led by the alliance of the working forces of our
struggling people . This people have been able, through deep awareness and
refined sensibility, to retain the genuine core of this revolution and to
continuously rectify its path and to realize through it full integration
between science and faith, political and social freedom, national independence
and affiliation on the one hand and the worldwide struggle of humanity for
political economic, cultural and intellectual freedom and the fight against all
forces and remnants of regression domination and exploitation on the other
hand.
Freedom For The Humanity Of The Egyptian Man
Having realized that man’s humanity and dignity are the torches that guide and
direct the course of the enormous development of mankind towards its supreme
ideals.
The dignity of every individual is natural reflection of the dignity of his
nation, for each individual is a cornerstone in the edifice of the homeland .
This homeland derives its strength and prestige from the value of each
individual, his activity and dignity .
The sovereignty of law is not only a guarantee for the freedom of the
individual but is also the sole basis for the legality of authority.
The alliance of the popular working forces is not a means for social conflict
towards historical development, it is , in this modern age, with its climate
and ways , a safety valve protecting the unity of the working powers of the
nation and eliminating contradictions within these forces through democratic
interaction .
We the working masses of the people of Egypt - out of determination, confidence
and faith in all our national and international responsibilities, and in
acknowledgment of God’s right and His messages, and in recognition of the right
of our nation as well as of the principle and responsibility of mankind, and in
the name of God and with His assistance - declare on the Eleventh of September
1971 that we accept and grant ourselves this Constitution, asserting our firm
determination to defend and protect it, assuring our respect for it.
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