I am probably going to be flamed for this but I say we would have been better off without the darned French statue.
It is the Constitution that oaths of office are supposed to refer to,and even the pledge of allegiance to the flag , includes the Constitution.
Of course we do see that many of the current politicians have no regard for the Constitution,or the U.S. flag,or their oaths invoking a God they don't believe (in?) will punish their lies.
WE had less to fear from Kruschev openly promising to bury us than the weasels within selling us out.The stab in the back is the most difficult to defend against.