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Abolition of Slavery

Away with Compulsion!

John Wesley called for a world in which no one was forced to go against his conscience or to serve against his will.

Length: 57 words

Phaedrus

The Shipwreck of Simonides

Simonides always believed that a man with a trade was wealthier than a man with a full purse.

Length: 116 words

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.

Length: 59 words

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.

Length: 109 words

Lives of the Saints

St Nicholas and the Deadly Gift

The Bishop of Myra’s ceaseless toil to put an end to the worship of Artemis made him some dangerous enemies.

Length: 118 words

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.

Length: 112 words