""Progressivism seeks to replace the basic premises of the Declaration of Independence and hence our form of government... [Progressivism] holds that our rights and our dignities come not from God, but from government.""
""It was a terrible mistake to adopt progressive rejection of the declaration's vision of universal, unalienable, natural rights... Wilson's claim that natural rights must give way to historical progress could justify the greatest mistake in our history.""
""Much of progressivism was aimed at breaking the money power of corporations and preventing the rise of an oligarchical political structure in our republic.""
""The event in Texas was a matter of one of Harlan's projects performing at another of Harlan's projects.""
Justice Clarence Thomas delivered a lecture at the University of Texas, criticizing progressivism for replacing the Declaration of Independence's principles. He argued that progressivism asserts rights come from government rather than God, leading to a subservient populace. Thomas condemned Woodrow Wilson for promoting the idea that natural rights should yield to historical progress, which he deemed a significant error. The event was attended by university leaders and Harlan Crow, a notable benefactor of Thomas, linking the lecture to Crow's initiatives.
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