On the Fact that the Founding Fathers Saw Government as a Necessary Evil While the Progressives of Today See it as an Agent of Good

Sorry, but I don't see that as "progress". The fact of the matter is that government has royally fucked up healthcare, education, and housing, caused numerous economic downturns (and periods of inflation) through moronic fiscal and monetary policies, stupid regulation, etc., gotten the country involved in one idiotic foreign conflict after another, etc.. Hell, if anything, we've regressed thanks to these fascistic pricks.