William Wilberforce (the sociable voice of abolition) [ Politics ]
… of the nation. His determination, his religious conversion and his evolution away from a life of dissipation towards a life of virtue and selflessness have been amply studied: less so the role of his sociability in securing … of his family, as shown by a letter to his daughter Elizabeth, where he urged her to consider him as ‘a friend (…) warmly attached to (her) and (highly) interested in (her) welldoing and happiness.’ 3 1 . See John Wolfe, Oxford … accompanied by Isaac Milner who was instrumental in transforming him into a devout young man. Wilberforce thus became aware of the negative impact of ‘(being) intent upon shining in company’ ( The Life , vol. I, 157), of the dangers of …
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