gradualists

I was part of a wider school, sometimes referred to as "gradualists," as opposed to the shock therapists that focused on rapid transitions, with quick privatization.

Joseph E. Stiglitz - Autobiography 2002

I hope our Northern "gradualists" will profit by the following passage in your book: "If I were convinced by that word (the Bible) that slavery is itself a sin, I trust that, let it cost what it would, I should be an abolitionist, because there is no truth, more clear to my mind, than that the gospel requires an

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society

I hope our Northern "gradualists" will profit by the following passage in your book: "If I were convinced by that word (the Bible) that slavery is itself a sin, I trust that, let it cost what it would, I should be an abolitionist, because there is no truth, more clear to my mind, than that the gospel requires an

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

During the abolitionist movement of the 19th century, most churches were "gradualists," saying that, yes, slavery was wrong, but social change takes time, and we should just let slavery die out naturally.

Marilyn Sewell: The Church And OccupyWallStreet Marilyn Sewell 2011

It is a perfectly valid poll - disasterous for SNP hardliners, worring for the gradualists, and actually very good for Labour.

Full detail of Daily Mail/Al-Megrahi Poll Jeff 2009

Perhaps, too, the gradualists don't realize that too often, "later" never comes.

Nathaniel Frank: Another Phony Rationale for Delay on Gay Troops 2009

Another is people who are simply gradualists and want to limit change to modest increments allegedly to avoid making newer, different, bigger problems, but really to protect the status quo.

Frank A. Weil: A Huff and Puff on Health Care 2009

I can just imagine the effect this hypothetical scenario will evoke here or anywhere else where devout Darwinian gradualists materialize, which is just about everywhere!

On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

It is well to remember that our own generation is not the first to deal with “gradualists.”

Relight the Flame of Freedom in Denver �� End WAR 2008

But markets can turn around on a dime and gradualists may miss the bounce.

The Peso Shock: A Silver Lining 2008