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«Can you tell a plain man the road to heaven? Certainly, turn at once to the right, then go straight forward.»
Author: William Wilberforce
«Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer.»
Author: William Wilberforce
«And, sir, when we think of eternity, and of the future consequences of all human conduct, what is there in this life that should make any man contradict the dictates of his conscience, the principles of justice, the laws of religion, and of God?»
Author: William Wilberforce
«Is it not the great end of religion, and, in particular, the glory of Christianity, to extinguish the malignant passions; to curb the violence, to control the appetites, and to smooth the asperities of man; to make us compassionate and kind, and forgiving one to another; to make us good husbands, good fathers, good friends; and to render us active and useful in the discharge of the relative social and civil duties?»
Author: William Wilberforce
«Let everyone regulate his conduct . . . by the golden rule of doing to others as in similar circumstances we would have them do to us, and the path of duty will be clear before him.»
Author: William Wilberforce
«If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large.»
Author: William Wilberforce
«So enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did the Trade's wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for Abolition. Let the consequences be what they would, I from this time determined that I would never rest until I had effected its abolition.»
Author: William Wilberforce
«Men of authority and influence may promote good morals. Let them in their several stations encourage virtue . . . let them favor and take part in any plans which may be formed for the advancement of morality.»
Author: William Wilberforce
«They know indeed that they are mortal, but they do not feel it.»
Author: William Wilberforce
«God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners.»
Author: William Wilberforce
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