I would upvote this to the MAX if I had the power. Instead, you've got my 1.5 cents and a Follow. :-)
People need to study history.
Humanity is a nasty business, and the thing that saves us from each other, is subtle.
The American Constitution was a quantum leap forward in the ability of humans to govern themselves. They begged, borrowed and stole from the models that came before. Pride of originality, was not their concern. The balancing of power, such that conflicts would be resolved with words instead of swords, was sublime, and nothing short of genius. Their inability to achieve perfection, and the price to be paid for their short-coming, was the subject of my poem.