The preamble says it all to me.

That one little line - "in order to form a more perfect union"

Not "a perfect union".

To me 89 years or 261 years is still a long time. I haven't yet reached half of the first.

But the examples I gave were all positive. Just because I used "finally" on one I have a negative viewpoint. There are a lot of things that we did wrong. I don't dwell on them wringing my hands and apologizing. I make sure I don't repeat them again. But since you brought it up...it seems to me that there are at least some on the conservative side who believe we can do no wrong. I think that we must tread carefully. This doesn't mean cringe in a corner but it does mean to consider our actions and their outcomes. I don't think that's happening.