Sentence:  It follows , then , provided the possibilities have been exhausted , that the only real alternative is the general viewpoint of the `` <WSD>left</WSD> '' , which has been represented on the Continent by Fritz Buri and , to some extent at least , is found in much that is significant in American and English theology . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare