a progressive is a person who values a sense of community over the 'obsession' with the individual. a progressive believes that working as a group to solve problems allows for solutions that help everyone and avoids solutions that represent the interests of a small group. a progressive sees america as a 'one nation____with liberty and justice for all', as opposed to 'a group of 280 million people--each of whom is out to get what they can before anyone else can'.

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