John Stuart Mill, an influential liberal thinker of the 19th century and a teacher of utilitarianism, albeit his teachings are a bit different from Jeremy Bentham's philosophy

His extremely influential book, Towards Understanding Islam ( Risalat Diniyat in Arabic ), placed Islam in a modern context and influenced not only conservative ulema but liberal modernisers such as al-Faruqi, whose " Islamisation of Knowledge " carried forward some of Maududi's key principles.

Among Sunni Bahrainis the situation is often equally complicated: many of the most influential Sunni business and political families have their origins in Iran, having emigrated to the more liberal economic and social atmosphere of Bahrain over the last hundred and fifty years ; and in fact many still speak Persian in their homes.

* Edmund Sears, 1800s Unitarian parish minister, author who wrote a number of theological works influential to his contemporary liberal Protestants, famous for penning the words to " It Came Upon the Midnight Clear ".

* John Stuart Mill ( 1806 – 1873 ), an influential classical liberal thinker and philosopher of the 19th century, son of James Mill

It referred to movements led by members of the liberal intelligentsia, in some republics small and peripheral, in others broad-based and influential.

Through his writings and his lectures, he became known as one of the most influential representatives of liberal theology.

Although a plethora of theories have been advanced as to the origins of the Carbonari, the organization most likely emerged as an offshoot of Freemasonry, in reaction to the spread of liberal ideas from French Revolution and first became influential in the Kingdom of Naples ( under the control of Gioacchino Murat ) and the Papal States.

O ' Neill was an outspoken liberal Democrat and influential member of the House of Representatives, serving for 34 years and representing two congressional districts in Massachusetts.

Hobson, a British liberal writing at the time of the fierce debate on imperialism during the Second Boer War, observed the spectacle of what is popularly known as the " Scramble for Africa ", and emphasized changes in European social structures and attitudes as well as capital flow ( though his emphasis on the latter seems to have been the most influential and provocative ).

The battle proved most influential in demonstrating the need for liberal reforms in what was then still a very much feudal Prussian state and army.

He was one of the most influential leaders and the unofficial spokesman of liberal democracy in Asia.

He is considered to be one of the most influential liberal members of Congress.

The party has been one of the most influential liberal parties in Europe, due to its strength, its regular involvement in government, its role in international institutions, and Thorn's leadership.

In 1965, John Conyers won a seat as a freshman on the influential Judiciary Committee, which was then under the leadership of liberal Democrat Emanuel Celler of New York.

Up until that time MacIntyre had been a relatively influential analytic philosopher of a Marxist bent whose inquiries into moral philosophy had been conducted in a “ piecemeal way, focusing first on this problem and then on that, in a mode characteristic of much analytic philosophy .” However, after reading the works of Thomas Kuhn and Imre Lakatos on philosophy of science and epistemology MacIntyre was inspired to change the entire direction of his thought, tearing up the manuscript he had been working on and deciding to view the problems of modern moral and political philosophy “ not from the standpoint of liberal modernity, but instead from the standpoint of ... Aristotelian moral and political practice .”

Morrison became a highly influential spokesman for liberal Christianity, advocating higher criticism of the Bible, as well as the Social Gospel, which included concerns about child labor, women's suffrage, racism, war and pacifism, alcoholism and prohibition, environmentalism and many other political and social issues.

New York Times columnist Bill Keller, in supporting the Iraq war in 2003, wrote “ Kenneth Pollack, the Clinton National Security Council expert whose argument for invading Iraq is surely the most influential book of this season, has provided intellectual cover for every liberal who finds himself inclining toward war but uneasy about Mr. Bush .” Liberal writer Matthew Yglesias in the LA Times also attested to Pollack ’ s influence:

In October 2003, because of the upcoming election, the Liberal Party finally merged with the more moderate social-democratic and liberal Democratic Party of Japan and all its members joined the new party, making an influential grouping within the party.

Louis Hartz ( April 8, 1919 – January 20, 1986 ) was an American political scientist and influential liberal proponent of the idea of American exceptionalism.

His liberal (" progressive ") interpretation of American history was highly influential in the 1920s to 1940s, when it fell out of favor.

László Puch, one one of the most influential Socialist politicians, said that Gyucsány should found his own liberal party instead of breaking up his party.

In writing the constitution and " ideals " for Alpha Delta Phi, Eells and his cohorts drew on the previously existing debate and literary societies, the few previously existing Greek-letter fraternities such as Sigma Phi and Kappa Alpha, liberal Protestant philosophy, the Enlightenment philosophy and traditions of the Freemasons, and the very early stirrings of Transcendentalist philosophy, which would become very influential later in the 1830s.

Due to Ireland's rather liberal treatment of pirate stations at the time, he became one of the most influential radio DJs in the late 1990s.

The former party chair who was very influential in the formulation of the new liberal course, Herman Meijer, was one of the gay right activists who joined the CPN in the 1970s.

Republican editor Horace Greeley of the highly influential New York Tribune fell for the ploy, and Lincoln refuted it directly in a shrewd letter of August 22, 1862.

" After South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond switched his allegiance to the Republican Party in 1964, BJU faculty members became increasingly influential in the new state Republican party, and BJU alumni were elected to local political and party offices.

The Crisis of the Early Italian Renaissance: Civic Humanism and Republican Liberty in an Age of Classicism and Tyranny ( 2 vol 1955 ), highly influential, deep study of civic humanism ( republicanism ); 700 pp. excerpts and text search ; ACLS E-books ; also vol 2 in ACLS E-books

* Shalhope, Robert E. " Toward a Republican Synthesis: The Emergence of an Understanding of Republicanism in American Historiography ", William and Mary Quarterly, 29 ( Jan. 1972 ), 49-80 in JSTOR, ( an influential article ).

On 27 July Maximilien Robespierre, known in Republican circles as " the Incorruptible " for his ascetic dedication to his ideals, made his entrance, quickly becoming the most influential member of the Committee as it moved to take radical measures against the Revolution's domestic and foreign enemies.

A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher.

In Scotland, Connolly's thinking was hugely influential for socialists such as John Maclean, who would similarly combine his leftist thinking with nationalist ideas when he formed his Scottish Workers Republican Party.

Luce, who remained editor-in-chief of all his publications until 1964, maintained a position as an influential member of the Republican Party.

Others speculated that the corporations involved sought not only profit, but were acting in concert with Republican political allies to cause political damage to the nationally influential Democratic governor.

When he failed to deliver, Moton and other influential African-Americans helped to shift the allegiance of Black Americans from the Republican party to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Democrats.

He served in the Senate from 1881 to 1911 as an influential Republican, becoming chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.

A major newspaper during the Republican years, it continued to be influential after re-publication by Fei Yi Ming, the subsequent publisher in Hong Kong after 1949, as one of few newspapers that survived foreign invasion and civil war.

The departure of U. S. Senator Jim Jeffords from the Republican party in 2001 dramatized the still-existing tension between the liberals of the party and what is today its generally more influential socially-conservative wing.

The IRB was greatly influential during the 1919 – 21 Irish War of Independence, as its president since the summer of 1919 was Michael Collins, who was also a leader in the Irish Republican Army.

Described as one of " the last survivors of a once common species of moderate Northeastern Republican ," Collins is considered a bipartisan and centrist member of the Republican Party, and an influential player in the U. S. Senate.

From 1869, when he had served as secretary of the Republican State Committee, until his death, he was the most influential Republican politician in Pennsylvania.

Elder was registered as Decline to State, but became a Republican in May 2003 in support of the War on Terror, to be more influential within the Republican Party and to open up the possibility of running for office.

D ' Amato was very influential in New York Republican politics, and widely considered the " boss " of the state GOP during his Senate years.

He was influential in the establishment of Republican Party in Massachusetts.

In 1891, when the first Brazilian Republican Constitution was set forth, Brazil ceased to have an official religion and has remained secular ever since, though the Catholic Church remained politically influential into the 1970s.

The first Republican Constitution in 1891 separated religion from state and made all religions equal in the Codes of Law, but the Catholic Church remained very influential until the 1970s.