reformism
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It has demonstrated over the centuries a deep faith in human betterment through liberal reformism and social engineering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
In the 2000s, Mr. Erdogan’s blend of Islamism and reformism had Turkey knocking at the door of the European Union.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2023
New York Times book critic John Leonard called it “a particularly disturbing combination of fiction, reportage and allegory” in which “the social reformism of Mr. Myrdal’s parents was reviled.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2020
To many intellectuals and terrorists, there was no room for weak-kneed reformism; it was revolution or nothing.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Russell, Charles Edward: on compulsory arbitration, 76-78; on the Labour Parties, 169-173; on reformism 177,178; on "State Socialism," 208-210.
From Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement by Walling, William English
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