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William Wilberforce: The Life of the Great Anti-Slave Trade Campaigner

by William Hague

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"The life of William Wilberforce is worth a serious read. And this is just that. A deeply committed Christian became convicted of a call to political life, partly through the insistence of John Newton, the former slave ship captain who saw Wilberforce's gifts for political change. Author Hague is a former British parliamentarian in a position to appreciate his subjects gifts.
This is an in-depth exploration." — Apr 07, 2017 03:54PM

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“I wish I could say that racism and prejudice were only distant memories. We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy. We must dissent from the fear, the hatred and the mistrust…We must dissent because America can do better, because America has no choice but to do better.”
― Thurgood Marshall

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“It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson

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“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.”
― Nelson Mandela

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