Wilberforce Contra Mundum

Just before his death in 1791, John Wesley wrote a letter to William Wilberforce, then a young MP, to encourage him in his campaign against slavery. Wesley said that if Wilberforce had not been chosen for the task by God then all purely human efforts would fail, but if he had been chosen, with perseverance he would conquer all opposition.

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