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Re-forming admits the old shape was the problem all along.
means To change something—an institution, law, system, or person—for the better by correcting its flaws and abuses.
from Straight from Latin reformare, 'to form again,' stitching re- ('again') onto formare ('to shape'). It arrived in English through Old French in the late Middle Ages, first carrying a religious weight—amending morals, mending a corrupt life—before it broadened to politics and institutions, where it still promises to remake the broken shape into a better one.
- word roots
- Latin reformare: to form again, restore
- protestant origin
- Reformation split Western Christianity in 1517
- prison label
- Reformatories aimed to reshape, not just punish
- slow politics
- Reform is revolution that fears its own knife
martin luther 95 theses — posted in 1517, sparked the protestant reformation and split western christianity
great reform act 1832 — british parliament expanded voting rights and redistributed parliamentary seats
meiji restoration 1868 — japan's radical modernization that transformed it from feudal to industrial state