Freedom of religion and speech were already part of the Roman empire. That is besides the point really. What I said was in reaction the the quote that America

Freedom of religion and speech were already part of the Roman empire. That is besides the point really. What I said was in reaction the the quote that America 'created' all those things. While I argue that they were able to pick and choose from existing political systems. So they didn't create, they chose. You can compare this to either building your own framework or picking one that will work for what you are trying to do.