" .. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the
beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200
years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:

From bondage to spiritual faith;
From spiritual faith to great courage;
From courage to liberty;
From liberty to abundance;
From abundance to complacency;
From complacency to apathy;
From apathy to dependence;
From dependence back into bondage .. "
[Citation; According to "sn0pes" attributed to the following source]
 

According to another researcher -Loren Collins: The Truth About Tytler- it is not sure WHO said the cited passage, but it seems to fit into speeches made at dinners where conservatives gather.

Assuming the said text holds true - where are we today?