meliorism

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But not Macaulay himself, the most confident of Whig meliorists, can produce any such evidence that will bear cross-examination.

From Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion by Shaw, Bernard

They argued, each according to his character and bent of mind, and, while the meliorists cheered each other, Mr. Baggs laughed at them and held their aspirations vain.

From The Spinners by Phillpotts, Eden

To some of these meliorists, Europe seems almost as distant as China, but towards the peoples of both places they preserve a vague and benevolent missionary attitude.

From American World Policies by Weyl, Walter E.