Quote#Wisdom
The blood of many thousands of our helpless, much injured fellow…
Quote byJohn Newton · 1725–1807
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Alluding to the biblical verse in Isaiah 33:1. As quoted in The Works of the Rev. John Newton... to which are Prefixed Memoirs of His Life (1839), Vol. 2, U. Hunt., page 438..
English (original)
the blood of many thousands of our helpless, much injured fellow creatures is crying against us
— John Newton
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