Above all, liberalism is a hubristic faith. Its followers share the fatal flaw of pride in their own intellectual capacity. This is why liberalism appeals so strongly to those in the knowledge trades: teachers, journalists, writers, psychologists, and social workers. The sense of "knowing more than others" is its strongest attraction – particularly to the young, who otherwise know so little. Liberalism confers, or seems to confer, almost immediate power and authority to those who embrace it.Also (especially?) lawyers.
Yes, progressives are extremely prideful. Most of them reject any higher entity (God) being over them, whom they would be accountable to. In their arrogance, they believe in the power of big government.. run by themselves. They are like the “Khan” character in the Star Trek series. They firmly believe that they have a superior intellect. They think that they know better than anyone else, including God. This was the original sin in the Garden of Eden and it continues to today.