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God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners (morality).

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
Manners
Slave
Morality
Trade
Objects
Two
Suppression
Great
Reformation
Almighty

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