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Quote by William Knibb
I will never rest day or night till I see it destroyed, root and branch.
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The speaker expresses relentless determination. They will keep working continuously, both day and night, until the unnamed thing is completely destroyed—not just partly weakened, but removed from its foundations and every remaining part. The quote does not identify what “it” is, so its target cannot be interpreted from these words alone.
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- William Knibb, Missionary in Jamaica: A Memoir
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