A century ago, it was conservative stalwarts, not liberal reformers, who were the natural party of government.
At the time of his appointment he was seen as a liberal and a reformer in the Church.
Like other liberal reformers before him, he wanted Russia to join the West.
The members of this council was popularly called "liberal reformers".
In Parliament he gained a reputation as a liberal reformer.
Many "liberal" reformers are finding it difficult to deal with Russia's loss of superpower status and empire.
In both politics and education, he was a liberal reformer.
Yates remained on good terms with liberal reformers and machine politicians in Chicago throughout his career.
Both liberal reformers and radical politicians were reshaping national governments.
A government of liberal reformers would be unable to hold the country together.