John Wesley called for a world in which no one was forced to go
against his conscience or to serve against his will.
byJohn Wesley1703-1791
Abolition of Slavery
Make the Case Your Own
John Wesley wondered how those involved in the slave trade
would feel if the tables were ever turned on them.
byJohn Wesley1703-1791
Liberty and Prosperity
War is Such a Taxing Business
Sydney Smith warned ordinary Americans that encouraging the hawks
in Washington would cost them more than blood.
bySydney Smith1771-1845
Remembrance
The Grandest of All Sepulchres
On the annual Remembrance Day of ancient Athens, Pericles rose to remind the
people of the City that grief alone was not the best way to honour the fallen.
byThucydides?460-?404 BC
Extracts from Literature
‘Have a Care What You Do’
Lord George Gordon marched at the head of 50,000 protestors to the
House of Commons, to demand that George III’s England did not become like Louis XVI’s France.
byCharles Dickens1812-1870
Sport and Sportsmen
Surrey vs Hampshire
‘Rain stopped play’ but it did not stop the ladies of Surrey and
Hampshire from finishing their epic struggle at the Newington ground.
