It’s not uncommon to find something on the news or our social media feeds that infuriates or disgusts us or even breaks our hearts. Most people are satisfied by hammering out an angry comment and leaving it at that. Some go a few steps further and actually get up and do something about it.
History gives us some notable examples of this second kind of person. After reading a heartbreaking account of a slave-ship captain avoiding murder charges after ordering 133 slaves be thrown overboard and the judge’s disgusting reasoning that such actions were no different than the killing of horses, Thomas Clarkson got angry. And in 1785, he did something about it.
Jen Maffessanti
Jen Maffessanti was a Senior Writer at FEE and is a mother of two. She is now Director of Communications of the Libertas Institute. When she's not advocating for liberty or chasing kids, she can usually be found cooking or maybe racing cars. Check out her website.
Sean W. Malone
Sean W. Malone has spent over a decade building creative teams and producing content with the goal of effectively communicating the value and importance of human freedom to as many people as possible.