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Progressivism implies a philosophy which welcomes innovations and reforms in the political, economic, and
social order. The Progressive movement, 1901 to 1917, was ultimately the triumph of conservatism rather than a
victory for liberalism. In a general sense, the conservative goals of this period justified the Liberal reforms enacted by
Progressive leaders. Deviating from the "traditional" definition of conservatism (a resistance to change and a
disposition of hostility to innovations in the political, social, and economic order), the Conservatist triumph was in the
sense that there was an effort to maintain basic social and economic relations vital to a capitalist society. The
Progressive leaders essentially wanted to perpetuate Liberal reform in order to bring upon general conservatism.
Expansion of the federal government's powers, competition and economic distribution of wealth, and the social
welfare of American citizens concerned the many leaders of this era.......

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