The founders of our country realized that the institutions that they were creating were not perfect and hence the words “to form a more perfect Union” in the preamble of The Constitution. What was considered to be “normal” 200 years ago has changed as our society has grown in knowledge, our understanding and our view of what is proper and correct. It hasn’t always been a smooth growth (the Civil War) or even consistent (Prohibition). When looking at our history through the lens of today, you can say “what a travesty!”. I prefer to say “Look how much better we are today than we were 200 years ago!” Are we perfect? Nope, we are still working on that more perfect Union.
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