This paper requires a discussion of the key statesmanship principles needed to reform a nation. It must be presented in three parts: 1) An introduction with a thesis on statesmanship and a summary of relevant biblical principles of government for reform. 2) An application of these principles to the actions and decisions of William Wilberforce, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and Martin Luther King Jr. when fighting injustice. 3) An application of the statesmanship principles to a contemporary issue. The paper must discuss the type of understanding needed by statesmen of how government works and should be structured, focusing on principles for reforming a nation and creating justice and liberty.