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Justice Clarence Thomas Just Issued a Warning Every American Needs to Hear
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas blamed progressivism for societal ills and a threat to the Declaration of Independence, sparking widespread criticism.
- On April 15, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas delivered a speech at the University of Texas, Austin, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence while denouncing progressivism as incompatible with American founding principles.
- Thomas argued progressivism replaces God-given rights with state-granted ones, describing it as a foreign science. He cited President Woodrow Wilson's 1913 administration—which ratified income tax and direct election amendments while signing the Federal Reserve Act—as a turning point expanding federal power.
- The Justice linked progressivism to totalitarian dictators Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, and Mao, claiming all opposed natural rights. Thomas warned that less than four in 10 Americans currently believe their rights come from God, indicating society's drift from founding values.
- New York Times political analyst Jamelle Bouie called the assertions "nonsense," characterizing Thomas as a "bizarre, misanthropic man" while arguing that Thomas's own ideological allies—not progressives—are rejecting the Declaration's equality principles.
- As the nation approaches the 250th anniversary in July, Thomas's remarks have ignited a national conversation about whether the Declaration's principles can coexist with modern progressive governance, reflecting deep divisions over America's founding creed.
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Many speeches will be delivered this year about the Declaration of Independence as we celebrate its 250th birthday. However, I think the greatest was just delivered by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on April 15 at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas, Austin. The force of Thomas’ words does not just result from his deep understanding of what the United States is about, and how the Declaration of Independence defines it.
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