手按圣经宣誓 然后说 For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth
It's in the Age of Enlightenment. It's in John Locke's idea of natural rights. It's in Montesquieu's separation of powers, Voltaire defending freedom of speech, Rousseau's Social Contract. It's in Thomas Paine's " Common Sense".