Quote#Freedom
God Almighty has set before me two great objects: the suppression of…
Quote byWilliam Wilberforce · 1759–1833
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: C. MacFarlane & T. Thomson. (1792), The comprehensive history of England, from the earliest period to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt, page 752..
English (original)
God Almighty has set before me two great objects: the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners...
— William Wilberforce
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