Anyone making the progress argument reminds me of Picard talking to Q, and frankly Q's answer is the one you should take:
"You wanna review your 'rapid progress'?"
or:
Data: "Objection, your honor. In the year 2036 the New United Nations declared that no Earth citizen could be made to answer for the crimes of his race or forebearers."
Q: "Objection Denied! This is a court of the year 2079, by which time more 'rapid progress' had caused all United Earth nonsense to be abolished."
Anyone making the progress argument reminds me of Picard talking to Q, and frankly Q's answer is the one you should take:
"You wanna review your 'rapid progress'?"
or:
Data: "In the year 2036 the New United Nations declared that no Earth citizen could be made to answer for the crimes of his race or forebearers."
Q: "Objection Denied! This is a court of the year 2079, by which time more 'rapid progress' had caused all United Earth nonsense to be abolished."
Anyone making the progress argument reminds me of Picard talking to Q, and frankly Q's answer is the one you should take: