The slave trade is no more.
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Lord Charles Fox:
When people speak of great men, they think of men like Napoleon - men of violence. Rarely do they think of peaceful men. But contrast the reception they will 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. And yet his dreams will be haunted by the oppressions of war. William Wilberforce, however, will return to his family, lay his head on his pillow and remember: the slave trade is no more. [Wilberforce receives a standing ovation from the entire House and the Gallery]
When people speak of great men, they think of men like Napoleon - men of violence. Rarely do they think of peaceful men. But contrast the reception they will 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. And yet his dreams will be haunted by the oppressions of war. William Wilberforce, however, will return to his family, lay his head on his pillow and remember: the slave trade is no more. [Wilberforce receives a standing ovation from the entire House and the Gallery]
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When people speak of great men
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they think of men like Napoleon
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Men of violence
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Rarely do they think of peaceful men
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But contrast the reception they'll receive
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when they return home from their battles
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Napoleon will arrive in pomp and in power
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A man who's achieved the very summit of earthly ambition
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Yet his dreams will be haunted by the oppressions of war
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Movie Summary
The idealist William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
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Lord Charles Fox
William Wilberforce