William Wilberforce Quotes
Our motto must continue to be perseverance. And ultimately I trust the Almighty will crown our efforts with success.
Citations
Wilberforce, Robert Isaac, and Samuel Wilberforce. The Life of William Wilberforce. Vol. 3, John Murray, 1838.
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William Wilberforce was a British politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming an independent Member of Parliament (MP) 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.