The continuity of science and engineering, which seems to have originated in Egyptian and Greek cultures, then passed into Roman hands, and which was then rediscovered in the Renaissance, is the greatest accomplishment of humanity for promoting quality of life.
The Declaration of Independence was the peak of Western Civilization., as the greatest "Fuck You" to Tyranny ever imagined. The Constitution of the United States was the start of the decline, which happened to coincide with the French Revolution. This was not coincidental. It was an enormous compromise to enable big government, provide a precedent to allow slavery via the three-fifths compromise, ultimately resulting in the enormous nation state established thanks to the Civil War.
It really went off the rails with Woodrow Wilson and FDR.
However, back to the first point: The sheer momentum brought by Western Civilization's long memory with Science, Engineering, and the benefit, although mostly castrated, of the free market, has enabled a high quality life in spite of the huge injection of socialism and big government in the 20th century.
Preserve that knowledge. I hope that all of the accomplishments and this knowledge collected by Western Civilization is now incredibly robust to destruction, due to the presence of both widespread digital media technology, as well as long-lasting acid-free paper technology.
Further, I hope is to see a rebirth of small government in my lifetime, which would make real progress, in the genuine meaning of the word, that has been lost since the Declaration of Independence.
The Declaration of Independence was the peak of Western Civilization., as the greatest "Fuck You" to Tyranny ever imagined. The Constitution of the United States was the start of the decline, which happened to coincide with the French Revolution. This was not coincidental. It was an enormous compromise to enable big government, provide a precedent to allow slavery via the three-fifths compromise, ultimately resulting in the enormous nation state established thanks to the Civil War.
It really went off the rails with Woodrow Wilson and FDR.
However, back to the first point: The sheer momentum brought by Western Civilization's long memory with Science, Engineering, and the benefit, although mostly castrated, of the free market, has enabled a high quality life in spite of the huge injection of socialism and big government in the 20th century.
Preserve that knowledge. I hope that all of the accomplishments and this knowledge collected by Western Civilization is now incredibly robust to destruction, due to the presence of both widespread digital media technology, as well as long-lasting acid-free paper technology.
Further, I hope is to see a rebirth of small government in my lifetime, which would make real progress, in the genuine meaning of the word, that has been lost since the Declaration of Independence.