I also know that Islam has always been a part of America's story. The first nation to recognize my country was Morocco. In signing the Treaty of Tripoli in 1796, our second president, John Adams, wrote, The United States has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Muslims. And since our founding, American Muslims have enriched the United States. 　　我还知道，伊斯兰教一直是美国历史的一个组成部分。摩洛哥是第一个承认美国的国家。1796年，美国第二任总统约翰?亚当斯在签署《的黎波里条约》时曾写道：“美国本身没有任何敌视穆斯林法律、宗教或社会安定的意图。”自建国以来，美国穆斯林使国家变得更加丰富多彩。

　　They have fought in our wars. They have served in our government. They have stood for civil rights. They have started businesses. They have taught at our universities. They've excelled in our sports arenas. They've won Nobel Prizes, built our tallest building and lit the Olympic torch. And when the first Muslim American was recently elected to Congress, he took the oath to defend our Constitution using the same holy Quran that one of our founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, kept in his personal library.

　　他们曾参加过历次对外战争，担任政府公职，为民权事业奋斗，开办商务企业，在高等院校教书育人，在体育场上出类拔萃，荣膺诺贝尔奖，建造我国最高建筑，点燃奥运火炬。当首位当选国会议员的美国穆斯林在宣誓捍卫《宪法》时，他手抚的那本《古兰经》曾是我国开国元勋之一的托马斯?杰斐逊的私人藏书。