"Shining city on a hill" That is an overused poilitical phrase IMHO.

A shinny thing may not itself be luminous, but a thing that shines will be.

We need to quit talking about making the USA a "shining city on a hill", and instead focus building the USA into a city that shines on a hill.

A shinny thing may not inself be luminous, but a thing that shines will be.