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This perpetual hurry of business and company ruins me in soul if not in body. More solitude and earlier hours!

William Wilberforce

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William Wilberforce
Age: 73 †
Born: 1759
Born: August 24
Died: 1833
Died: July 29
Abolitionist
British Politician
Philanthropist
Politician
Solitude
Company
Hours
Business
Body
Hurry
Soul
Earlier
Perpetual
Ruins

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