William Wilberforce

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born

in Hull, The United Kingdom

August 24, 1759

died

July 29, 1833

gender

male

genre

Politics, Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction

influences

God; The Holy Bible

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William Wilberforce was an MP, a committed Christian and a vanguard in the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire. He campaigned all his life, despite opposition and ill health and championed reform in many areas of society. He was founder of the Church Mission Society and what would later come to be known as the RSPCA.

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	Real Christianity by William Wilberforce, Bob Beltz (Revised by) 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 1797 — 32 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	William Wilberforce [With CD] 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	365 Days with Wilberforce: A Collection of Daily Readings from the Writings of William Wilberforce by William Wilberforce, Kevin Belmonte 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the British Empire, in Behalf of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of William Wilberforce 5 Volume Set by William Wilberforce, Robert Isaac Wilberforce, Samuel Wilberforce 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Private Papers of William Wilberforce 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Practical View 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lettre L'Empereur Alexandre Sur La Traite Des Noirs 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Correspondence of William Wilberforce. Volume 2 of 2 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Life of William Wilberforce (5 books)
by William Wilberforce, Samuel Wilberforce
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Quotes by William Wilberforce

“You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.”
― William Wilberforce

tags: abolition, accomplish, christian, great-britain, heard, hope, inspirational, love, peace, slavery, truth, try

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“We are too young to realize that certain things are impossible... So we will do them anyway.”
― William Wilberforce

tags: amazing-grace, movie

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“If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large.”
― William Wilberforce

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