The World's great age begins anew,
       The golden years return,
  The Earth doth like a snake renew,
       Her winter weeds outworn:
  Heaven smiles, and faiths and empires gleam
       Like wrecks of a dissolving dream...

History is full of cycles, but we always have the chance to improve the world. Whether we find ourselves in the middle of a nation's golden age or in times of crisis and challenge, it is up to us to make the world better.