[goldstategop]

William Wilberforce strikes one as one of those rare men of principle who does the right thing because he is convinced the right thing is necessary for the salvation of mankind. He was never a politician which makes his achievement all the more extraordinary. Thanks to his efforts, the West is today a far freer place.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[johnmark7]

The man who murdered slavery and created the grounds for the war of 1812 with his shipping registry act.