I have a little book in my library called: The Constitution of the United States", which I read at least one a month and every time I am amazed how a document so small has served so well not only to the US but to a lot of countries around the world that take inspiration on it.
That we are better off than 2000 you bet. That we are better off every day than the day before, you bet. We are the luckiest people on earth.