[In turn, Sulu is fascinated by the insight into things he can give her. There is so much detail in a year, she could never hope to remember them all. Even when the Academy had offered classes in classic history.]

A lot of the original charter of the Federation was influenced by the US constitution, actually. We the beings of Earth, Proxima Centauri, Vulcan, Andoria, and Tellar are resolved that henceforth our relations shall be those of worlds which, as sovereign equals, cooperate in friendly association to promote their common welfare... for we have agreed that our worlds hold these truths to be self evident that all species are created equal...

[The words were memorized with an obvious sense of pride, even though Sulu ducks her head sheepishly when she trails off. and who's mun has a federation history book] ..sort of, I'm better at fleet history than other kinds though.