Every 80 years or so it seems like the evil in this world almost wins just to be knocked back down by some good force. That alone allows me to look forward to the good that will hopefully reveal itself soon.
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There was a Scottish historian alive the same time as our founding fathers named Andrew Tytler. His theory was that society is circular, repeating history roughly lasting 200 years in each phase.
Slavery/Bondage > Faith > Courage > Liberty > Abundance > Selfishness > Complacency > Apathy > Dependence > and back to Slavery/Bondage.