The first omission is the failure to identify progressive, liberal reformers as a distinct social group with aims of their own. Admittedly, in the Victorian era, the liberal reformers and the public educators were united in a common cause, extending education to all members of society. Perhaps for this reason, Williams lists only the latter. However the two groups can be distinguished, and have increasingly distinct aims. These are the progressive, liberal reformers, termed 'progressive educators' ( whose slogan might typically be ' save the child'), and the public educators, concerned with education for all to promote democratic citizenship.