 William Wilberforce was one of those individuals. Barely five feet tall, wracked with health problems his entire life, Wilberforce and the people he inspired to action created a legacy of freedom and liberty that we still benefit from today. Born in 18th century England to a merchant family, Wilberforce was quickly exalted to a place of honor as a member of parliament at the ripe old age of 24. Given to an excessive secular lifestyle as a young man,