He<br/>was a tireless ______ of<br/>political reform, and made an outstanding contribution to it.

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Although he was______in his efforts to persuade us of the justness of his cause, his past history,______with failures, prevented us from being any more than skeptical at his words. A: tireless… marred B: sage… coupled C: resourceful . . . immaculate D: unassuming … tinged E: unyielding … touched