It must be considered that Mr. Raikes was not a very rich man. There
were thousands of people in England, to whom Providence had assigned
greater wealth than he possessed, and who, as one would suppose, might
have done far more good to their fellow-creatures than it lay in his
power to do. There was a king, too, and princes, lords and statesmen,
who were set in lofty places, and entrusted with the making and
administration of the laws. If the condition of the world was to be
improved, were not these the men to accomplish it?
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