Progressives are people who, when faced with a question, do as the Iroquois, who were here before most of our forefathers. Prior to formulating an answer, they would ask 2 questions. What would our forefathers have answered 7 generations ago? and -How would the children of our great great great great grandchildren (7 generations from now) respond? In other words, Progressives respect the past with an eye for the future.

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