We, the citizens of Hungary,

resolved to order our common life on the foundations of human dignity, freedom, justice, and the rule of law;

drawing on more than a thousand years of Hungarian statehood, and on the language and culture that generations have created and preserved;

faithful to the spirit of the revolutions of 1848 and 1956, which claimed liberty and self-government for this nation;

valuing the nationalities living in Hungary as constituent parts of our political community, and affirming that this country is the home of all who live in it;

mindful of the dictatorships of the twentieth century and of the suffering they caused, and resolved never again to leave human rights and democracy without protection;

renewing the democratic order established in 1989 and 1990;

cherishing the bonds with Hungarians living beyond the borders, and supporting the preservation of their language and culture;

committed to the unity of Europe as an equal member of the European Union, and to peace and cooperation among all peoples;

holding the natural environment and the cultural heritage of Hungary in trust for future generations;

adopt, through our freely elected representatives, this Constitution.