# Humility Written Into Law Keeps a Nation Growing by Bryant McGill > “An amendable constitution is a confession that the founders expected their heirs to know more than they did. Humility written into law is how a nation keeps growing up. The American Constitution is the oldest written national constitution still in force, and its endurance is a monument to that humility.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity (Oct 2026)* ## Sources and Context - **Exact authored article wording:** “An amendable constitution is a confession that the founders expected their heirs to know more than they did. Humility written into law is how a nation keeps growing up. The American Constitution is the oldest written national constitution still in force, and its endurance is a monument to that humility.” — [[articles/America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity|America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity]] (October 11, 2026; published article). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] - **Article:** [[articles/America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity|America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity]] - **Article:** [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Constitutional Governance|Constitutional Governance]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “An amendable constitution is a confession that the founders expected their heirs to know more than they did. Humility written into law is how a nation keeps growing up. The American Constitution is the oldest written national constitution still in force, and its endurance is a monument to that humility.” — Bryant McGill, America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity (Oct 2026) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-humility-law-nation-growing ```