Yes America had a quite a great history
Was founded by very intelligent people
And we have patriotism
All this is great and all
you are stating mostly history
but aside from our great history our future doesn't seem like as sweet of a taste
The American culture we use to have is being destroyed
Here are some examples
Morals,values,religion,drugs,interracial relationships,gay rights/same sex marriage,violence more than ever,illegal immigration,gangs,urban america, urbanization of non urban america, and a great deal of individuals feel that this country owes them something
Mills you are a very positive person and thats a great thing but we don't have the same America we used to have.
Our founding fathers would have been disgusted to see how America is today because i highly doubt that this America was the America they intended it to be!
I honestly doubt that there would be a candidate like Hillary Clinton running for office 75 or 100 years ago that actually had a chance of winning the election
That candidate would be a disgrace and would have absolutely no chance on ever getting into the white house or even being taken seriously!