William Booth Quotes


You can’t keep picking up bodies at the foot of the mountain without climbing up there and see why they are falling off.


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William Booth, 1829-1912, British Cleric & Founder of The Salvation Army, Quoted by Jim Wallis, C-SPAN, After Words, March 27, 2005

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William Booth
  • Born: April 10, 1829
  • Died: August 20, 1912
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Leader

William Booth was an English Methodist preacher who, along with his wife, Catherine, founded the Salvation Army and became its first "General" (1878–1912). The Christian movement with a quasi-military structure and government founded in 1865 has spread from London, England, to many parts of the world and is known for being one of the largest distributors of humanitarian aid. In 2002, Booth was named among the 100 Greatest Britons in a BBC poll.