"How can we judge fairly of the characters……" — William Wilberforce

How can we judge fairly of the characters and merits of men,… - William Wilberforce

"How can we judge fairly of the characters and merits of men, of the wisdom or folly of actions, unless we have . . . an accurate knowledge of all particulars, so that we may live as it were in the times, and among the persons, of whom we read, see with their eyes, and reason and decide on their premises?"

— William Wilberforce

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