William Wilberforce

I would suggest that faith is everyone's business. The advance or decline of faith is so intimately connected to the welfare of a society that it should be of particular interest to a politician.

— William Wilberforce

I am disturbed when I see the majority of so-called Christians having such little understanding of the real nature of the faith they profess. Faith is a subject of such importance that we should not ignore it because of the distractions or the hectic pace of our lives.

— William Wilberforce

I would suggest that faith is everyone's business. The advance or decline of faith is so intimately connected to the welfare of a society that it should be of particular interest to a politician.

— William Wilberforce

Life as we know it, with all its ups and downs, will soon be over. We all will give an accounting to God of how we have lived.

— William Wilberforce

God Almighty has set before me two great objects: the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners...

— William Wilberforce

Having heard all of this you may choose to look the other way but you can never again say you did not know.

— William Wilberforce

All men of enlightened understandings, who acknowledge the moral government of God, must also acknowledge, that vice must offend and virtue delight him. In short they must, more or less, assent to the Scripture declaration, “without holiness no man shall see the Lord.”

— William Wilberforce

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

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

— William Wilberforce

It is the true duty of every man to promote the happiness of his fellow creatures to the utmost of his power.

— William Wilberforce

Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer.

— William Wilberforce