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If we allow slaves, we act against the very Principles by which we associated together, which was to relieve the distressed.

James Oglethorpe

Slavery is against the gospel, as well as fundamental law of England.

James Oglethorpe

It is my hope that, through your good example, the settlement of Georgia may prove a blessing and not a curse to the native inhabitants.

James Oglethorpe

That's a good joke but we do it much better in England.

To a Prince of Würtemberg who at dinner flicked some wine in Oglethorpe's face, asserting the insult to be a joke Oglethorpe threw a whole wine glass in the Prince's face in return

James Oglethorpe

James Oglethorpe

James Oglethorpe

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Born: December 22, 1696

Died: June 30, 1785 (aged 88)

Bio: James Edward Oglethorpe was a British soldier, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist, as well as the founder of the colony of Georgia. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's worthy poor in the New World, initially focusing on those in debtors' prisons.

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