When people speak of great men, they think of men like Napleon. Men of violence. Rarely do they think of peaceful men. But contrast the reception they'll receive when they return home from their battles. Napoleon will arrive in pomp and in power. A man who's achieved the very summit of earthly ambition. Yet his dreams will be haunted by the oppressions of wars. William Wilberforce, however, will return to his family, lay his head on his pillow, and remember the slave trade is no more.
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