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William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833) was an English politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to stop the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming an independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire (1784–1812). In 1785, he became an evangelical Christian, which resulted in major changes to his lifestyle and a lifelong concern for reform.

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Christianity has been successfully attacked and marginalized… because those who professed belief were unable to defend the faith from attack, even though its attackers’ arguments were deeply flawed.

Argument, Attack, Attackers, Belief, Christianity, Unable

You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.

Abolition Of Slavery, Choose, Inspirational, Peace, Say, Way

It is the true duty of every man to promote the happiness of his fellow creatures to the utmost of his power.

Creatures, Duty, Man, Men, Utmost

We are too young to realize that certain things are impossible. . . So we will do them anyway.

Anyway, Certain, Impossible, Realizing, Things

Sulky labor, and the labor of sorrow are little worth: if you could only shed tranquility over the conscience and infuse joy into the soul, you would do more to make the man a thorough worker than if you could lend him the force of Hercules, or the hundred arms of Briareus.

Conscience, Joy, Men, Sorrow, Soul

Life as we know it, with all its ups and downs, will soon be over. We all will give an accounting to God of how we have lived.

Accounting, Downs, Giving, Lived, Ups & Downs

No matter how loud you shout, you will not drown out the voice of the people!

Loud, Matter, People, Shout, Voice

The observance of one commandment, however clearly and forcibly enjoined, cannot make up for the neglect of another which is enjoined with equal clearness and equal force.

Equal, Force, Forcibly, Make, Neglect

Its guilt therefore in these cases, is not to be measure by its effects on the happiness of mankind; nor is it to be denominated true or false glory, accordingly as the ends to which it is directed are beneficial or mischievous, just or unjust objects of pursuit; but it is false, because it exalts that which ought to be abased, and criminal, because it encroaches on the prerogative of God.

Criminals, Denominated, Guilt, Happiness, True, True Or False

Can one serve God and one's nation in parliament?

God, Nations, Parliament, Serve, Serving God

So enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did the [slave] 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.

Determined, Dreadful, Irremediable, Mind, Wickedness

Watering places - the sports of the field - cards! never-failing cards! - the assembly - the theater - all contribute their aid - amusements are multiplied, and combined, and varied, 'to fill up the void of a listless and languid life;' and by the judicious use of these different resources, there is often a kind of sober settled plan of domestic dissipation, in which with all imaginable decency year after year wears away in unprofitable vacancy.

Amusement, Sober, Sports, Theater, Unprofitable, Years

Selfishness is one of the principal fruits of the corruption of human nature; and it is obvious that selfishness disposes us to over-rate our good qualities, and to overlook or extenuate our defects.

Corruption, Fruit, Nature, Quality, Selfishness

When blessed with wealth, let them withdraw from the competition of vanity and be modest, retiring from ostentation, and not be the slaves of fashion.

Blessed, Fashion, Slaves, Vanity, Wealth

To the one, a little natural moderation and quietness of temper may be sufficient to conduct us: but to the other, we can only attain by much discipline and slow advances; and when we think we have made great way, we shall often find reason to confess in the hour of trial, that we had greatly, far too greatly, over-rated our progress.

Discipline, Progress, Quietness, Sufficient, Think, Thinking

O what a blessing is Sunday, interposed between the waves of worldly business like the divine path of the Israelites through the sea! There is nothing in which I would advise you to be more strictly conscientious than in keeping the Sabbath day holy. I can truly declare that to me the Sabbath has been invaluable.

Blessing, Day, Holy, Interposed, Sea, Sunday

In short, Christians in general are everywhere denominated the servants and the children of God, and are required to serve him with that submissive obedience, and that affectionate promptitude of duty, which belong to those endearing relations.

Affectionate, Children, Christian, Christians, Everywhere, Submissive

It is the distinguishing glory of Christianity not to rest satisfied with superficial appearances, but to rectify the motives, and purify the heart.

Appearance, Appearances, Christianity, Heart, Rest, Superficial

Some bolder spirits, indeed, might be expected to despise the cautious moderation of these timid reasoners, and to pronounce decisively, that the Bible was a forgery, while the generality, professing to believe it genuine, should, less consistently, be satisfied with remaining ignorant of its contents, and when pressed, should discover themselves by no means to believe many of the most important particulars contained in it.

Believe, Decisively, Ignorant, Mean, Pressed, Reasoners

Oh Lord, purify my soul from all its stains. Warm my heart with the love of thee, animate my sluggish nature and fix my inconstancy, and volatility, that I may not be weary in well doing.

Animate, Heart, May, Soul, Volatility

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