This shocking comment led me to do a little probing into the roots of late 19th century Progressive thinkers; Hegel, Bagehot and a few others including Woodrow Wilson. These were men who had a very different view from our founding fathers on government. They believed that human nature improved over time, a kind of political Darwinian evolution, and this wisdom is reflected in today’s bureaucrats in strong, centralized governments. As Hegel stated, “All the worth which the human being possess “ all spiritual reality, he possess only through the state.” Really? This Progressive oligarchy is led by an elite, highly educated few with the “general welfare” as their guide, and following current international norms of political and moral thinking. Individual freedom, private property and limited government are of little importance to them.
Conversely, our founding fathers believed that human nature was a constant and that government, while necessary, must be strictly limited to preserve our unalienable individual rights. They believed that a constitution should be a limiting document and by separating and spreading political power a republican form of government (A nation of laws.) would best sustain our freedoms and private property.
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The doctor, perhaps unknowingly,had it right. Progressivism is in direct conflict with our Constitution and sadly, liberal/progressives don’t care.
Hans Croeber
Montrose
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