Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas delivered an address Wednesday that is being applauded nationwide for its crystal clear vision of how “progressivism” has sought to “replace the basic premises of the Declaration of Independence, and hence our form of government.” Within the context of the nation’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas traced the rise of progressivism in America to President Woodrow Wilson and underscored for his audience that the political philosophy was “not native to America.”