the term " shishi " came to symbolize a person who puts his life towards political activity , such as the activists for civic rights , and meiji period socialists . 政治運動に命をかけるという人物モデルにもなり、自由民権運動の活動家や、明治社会主義者の一部にも「志士」という理想像が共有されていた。
although he originally opposed the idea of a constitution , he changed his policy in response to the growing movement for civic rights and freedom and also to the opinion of kowashi inoue . he also devoted himself to the establishment of the constitution of the empire of japan . 立憲問題では初めは制定に反対であったが、自由民権運動の高まりや井上毅の具申を受けて方針をかえ、大日本帝国憲法の制定に向けて尽力した。
