Stewart B. - Port Washington, NY

A progressive is a person whose passionate vision of community, country and planet Earth is enlivened by those inner human qualities of tolerance, patience, foregiveness, reason temepred by compassion, responsibility to self and others, insight, harmony with fellow humans and other living creatures, and love in all its forms. These remarkable qualities flow from the shared wellspring of civilization and authentic history that envelops us all and informs our destiny. They are the 'fuel' of enlightened human progress.Finally, A progressive acknowledges the genuine passion of others--even those with whom we may strongly disagree--but remains committed, in the cauldron of politics, to mutual respect, fairness, justice, due process and simple human decency: the elements of true character.