One murder made a villain, Millions a hero. Princes were pr… - Beilby Porteus

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One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero. Princes were privileged
To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime.

Beilby Porteus

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Rt Rev Beilby Porteus, DD, Bishop of Chester and London (May 8, 1731 – May 13, 1809) was an Anglican reformer and leading abolitionist. He was the first Anglican in a position of authority to seriously challenge the Church's position on slavery.

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Alternative Names: Porteous • Rt Rev Beilby Porteus, DD

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In sober state,
Through the sequestered vale of rural life,
The venerable patriarch guileless held
The tenor of his way.

He who foresees calamities suffers them twice over.

Teach him how to live,
And, oh still harder lesson! how to die.

One murder made a villain, Millions a hero. Princes were privileged To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime. - Beilby Porteus

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