As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion,Γ’β¬βas it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Mussulmen [Muslims],Γ’β¬βand as the said States never entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mahometan [Mohammedan] nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.
[Adams submitted and signed the Treaty of Tripoli, 1797]
β John Adams
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