"I mean not to accuse any one, but……" — William Wilberforce
"I mean not to accuse any one, but to take the shame upon myself, in common, indeed, with the whole parliament of Great Britain, for having suffered this horrid trade to be carried on under their authority. We are all guilty—we ought all to plead guilty, and not to exculpate ourselves by throwing the blame on others; and I therefore deprecate every kind of reflection against the various descriptions of people who are more immediately involved in this wretched business."
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William Wilberforce
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60 Quotes by William Wilberforce
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Let it not be said that I was silent when they needed me.
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God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners…
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