"The distemper of which, as a community, we……" — William Wilberforce

"The distemper of which, as a community, we are sick, should be considered rather as a moral than a political malady."

— William Wilberforce

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60 Quotes by William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce has 60 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Lovely flowers are the smiles of god's goodness.
I must secure more time for private devotions. I have been living far too public for me. The shortening of…
Our motto must continue to be perseverance. And ultimately I trust the Almighty will crown our efforts with success.
Can you tell a plain man the road to heaven? Certainly, turn at once to the right, and then go…
Let it not be said that I was silent when they needed me.
If there is no passionate love for Christ at the center of everything, we will only jingle and jangle our…
There are four things that we ought to do with the Word of God - admit it as the Word…
No one expects to attain to the height of learning, or arts, or power, or wealth, or military glory, without…
Christianity has been successfully attacked and marginalized… because those who professed belief were unable to defend the faith from attack,…
God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners…
It is the distinguishing glory of Christianity not to rest satisfied with superficial appearances, but to rectify the motives, and purify…
Wherever we direct our view, we discover the melancholy proofs of our depravity; whether we look to ancient or modern…

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More Community Quotes

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The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the… — Aristotle
Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right. — Isaac Asimov
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. — Francis of Assisi
That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees. — Marcus Aurelius
We must do more to protect our neighborhoods and give integrity to our community plans. — Alan Autry
There are no doubts that, the situation in the country today, indicates that there is much more work to do… — Ibrahim Babangida
Catholic school graduates exhibit a wide variety of qualities that will not only help them in their careers but also… — Joe Baca
Another friend hired me to open doors for him in the moving and relocation business. I did that for 10… — Ernie Banks
I have some Russian friends. But probably only 10 percent. I don't hang out usually in the big Russian communities… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated… — Jane Addams
Diabetes occurs at twice the rate in the African American community as it does in white Americans. — Xavier Becerra
You cannot sift out the poor from the community. The poor are indispensable to the rich. — Henry Ward Beecher

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