If you think about it, what is more noble than devotion to the equality, freedom and happiness of mankind? Really Amazing Grace, so amazingly beautiful, it makes my eyes watery even thinking about it.
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The brilliance of human nature and great friendship
Okey 2022-03-23 09:02:56
I watched the movie twice in two days. First I read it myself, and I was completely moved. Then I recommended it to my parents, and I watched it again with them. The first time was more of a shock to Wilberforce's best deeds, especially when Wilberforce stood on the slave ship and shouted to many pampered nobles and parliamentarians: "Everyone is equal before God." The second time Then, I realized more of the protagonist's lifelong friend, William Pitt, the youngest Prime Minister in British history, of the same noble personality and significant contribution. In fact, Pitt has always been a certified abolitionist, but only limited to the status of Prime Minister, it is impossible to fight against the opposition in parliament, and it is impossible to openly oppose the king. Most importantly, it is Pitt who realistically points out to the protagonist Wilberforce at the beginning that in order to abolish slavery, you must stay in politics, because then you have enough influence to realize this great ambition of justice. I googled William Pitt on the Internet. This man has never been married, has no descendants, and basically does not interact with women. He is one of the most capable prime ministers in British history. Pure man. The two great men were buried together afterward. The lifelong friendship of William Wilberforce and William Pitt led to the final realization of the Humane Abolition Act.
If you think about it, what is more noble than devotion to the equality, freedom and happiness of mankind? Really Amazing Grace, so amazingly beautiful, it makes my eyes watery even thinking about it.
If you think about it, what is more noble than devotion to the equality, freedom and happiness of mankind? Really Amazing Grace, so amazingly beautiful, it makes my eyes watery even thinking about it.
Extended Reading
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Henry Thornton: [to Wilber] There's creeping ivy or something like that. You really should see it.
Marianne Thornton: [matter-of-factly] Barbara, you really must go and see it, too.
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William Wilberforce: This is why I really shouldn't talk about it.
Barbara Spooner: I think you should.
[pause]
Barbara Spooner: There, we found something we don't agree on.