Wilkie CollinsI am an average good Christian, when you don't push my Christianity too far. And all the rest of you–which is a great comfort–are, in this respect, much the same as I am.
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William Wilberforce was known for being an advocate of the abolition of the slave trade. He was a great man who did great things to help end slavery. William Wilberforce was a strong Christian. However, he did not try to convert everyone to Christianity.
He did not try to tell everyone that they had to become Christians in order to be good people. Instead, he knew that there are different ways to worship God. He understood that it is possible for people to be good without being Christians.
Source: The Moonstone
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