All William Godwin Quotes
- If he who employs coercion against me could mould me to his purposes by argument, no doubt he would. He pretends to punish me because… Argument
- Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement and individual conscience of mankind. All
- The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection. Act
- Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire. Active
- The execution of any thing considerable implies in the first place previous persevering meditation. Any
- As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in,… Copies
- He that loves reading has everything within his reach. Book
- Learning is the ally, not the adversary of genius... he who reads in a proper spirit, can scarcely read too much. Adversaries
- It is absurd to expect the inclinations and wishes of two human beings to coincide, through any long period of time. To oblige them to… Absurd
- Whenever truth stands in the mind unaccompanied by the evidence upon which it depends, it cannot properly be said to be apprehended at all. All
- Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand… Artillery
- To him it is an ocean, unfathomable, and without a shore. Him
- Study with desire is real activity; without desire it is but the semblance and mockery of activity. Activity
- They held it their duty to live but for their country. Country
- If a thing be really good, it can be shown to be such. Good
- There is reverence that we owe to everything in human shape. Human
- The real or supposed rights of man are of two kinds, active and passive; the right in certain cases to do as we list; and… Active
- He has no right to his life when his duty calls him to resign it. Other men are bound... to deprive him of life or… Any
- Books have been handed down from generation to generation, as the true teachers of piety and the love of God, that represent him as so… Been