William Wilberforce No matter how loud you shout, you will not drown out the voice of the people! Lord Tarleton People? William Wilberforce No one of our age has ever taken power. William Pitt the Younger Which is why we're too young to realize that certain things are impossible. John Newton "I once was blind but now I see." Didn't I write that? William Wilberforce Yes, you did. John Newton Well, now at last it's true.