As soon as ever I had arrived thus far in my investigation of the slave trade, I confess to you, so enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did its wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for the abolition.


speech, 12 May 1789; in W. Cobbett et al. (eds.) The Parliamentary History of England (1806–20) vol. 28

William Wilberforce Quotes

As soon as ever I had arrived thus far in my investigation of the slave trade, I confess to you, so enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did its...

As soon as ever I had arrived thus far in my investigation of the slave trade, I confess to you, so enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did its...

As soon as ever I had arrived thus far in my investigation of the slave trade, I confess to you, so enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did its...

As soon as ever I had arrived thus far in my investigation of the slave trade, I confess to you, so enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did its...