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"The name of American, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism more than any appellation derived from local discriminations. With slight shades of difference, you have the same religion, manners, habits, and political principles."

George Washington's farewell speech after his second term as president and after forming the nation and leading it to victory against the King. https://archive.ph/Q0Yea

He said religion (which was protestant Christianity) was the necessary essence of all liberty and principles.

"Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness--these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private and public felicity. Let it simply be asked, Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice? And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle."

Same source above

Furthermore almost all founders were protestant Christians. No other religion was as unstructured and conveyed to the individual the rights to all directly from god rather than a central authority.

For example only one Catholic signed the declaration of independence. https://www.catholiccompany.com/getfed/did-any-catholics-sign-the-declaration-of-independence/

"The name of American, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism more than any appellation derived from local discriminations. With slight shades of difference, you have the same religion, manners, habits, and political principles." George Washington's farewell speech after his second term as president and after forming the nation and leading it to victory against the King. https://archive.ph/Q0Yea He said religion (which was protestant Christianity) was the necessary essence of all liberty and principles. "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness--these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private and public felicity. Let it simply be asked, Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice? And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle." Same source above Furthermore almost all founders were protestant Christians. No other religion was as unstructured and conveyed to the individual the rights to all directly from god rather than a central authority. For example only one Catholic signed the declaration of independence. https://www.catholiccompany.com/getfed/did-any-catholics-sign-the-declaration-of-independence/

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Diversity of races is never a strength.

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Completely agree. Christian morality underpins everything great achieved by the US and Europe.

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The path to God is through Christ and Christ alone, no other man or woman can achieve this. I wish it was easier to convey this to catholics, as I know most of them mean well, however it is very hard to convince them that Mary or the Apostles can not help them, not only because they are currently asleep, but also because they were never meant to be our saviors, but persons who were loyal to God in spreading his word.

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"With equal pleasure I have as often taken notice that Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country to one united people--a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, attached to the same principles of government, very similar in their manners and customs, and who, by their joint counsels, arms, and efforts, fighting side by side throughout a long and bloody war, have nobly established general liberty and independence." - John Jay, Federalist No. 2

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If you have never read them you would also like "pamphlets on the constitution" Great discussions among patriots about what the new constitution meant and pros and cons at the time they were trying to convince the reluctant people of the colonies to pass it.

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47110

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That's a great one.

There's also another quote from a speech by George washington. It's some farewell speech and it's literally the last paragraph and it says something like I've left you with a nation of like-minded people of similar heritage and beliefs and you'll be very wise to preserve it or something like that I couldn't find it. That was actually the one I wanted to post. It may have been as farewell speech to his troops or some other speech but it was some kind of a farewell speech from George washington.

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diversity, root word 'divide'. divide and conquer comes to mind.