“Sooner may a comet be struck from its orbit, and wander through the realms of space, than one single principle of pure and disinterested benevolence be annihilated.”

— Thomas Clarkson

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About Thomas Clarkson

Activist • British

Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He dedicated his life to the cause after winning a Latin essay competition at the University of...

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