Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)... This American government--what is it but a tradition... but each instant losing some of its integrity?

"This American government--what is it but a tradition, though a recent one, endeavoring to transmit itself unimpaired to posterity, but each instant losing some of its integrity?"

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

Hence my contention if to understand US history as it actually occurred. The "losing some of its integrity" commenced in 1787 (if not earlier), then reassured in 1792, and so incrementally declined upon every presidential administration thereafter. To suggest a return to some American orthodoxy of the recent or distant past, is to merely restart upon the same erroneous path, only to arrive again to the present dire juncture.

Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.

Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.