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William Godwin Quotes: Duty is that mode of action on the part of the individual which constitutes the best possible application of his capacity to the general benefit.
         

Duty is that mode of action on the part of the individual which constitutes the best possible application of his capacity to the general benefit.


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Above all we should not forget, that government is an evil, an usurpation upon the private judgment and individual conscience of mankind.



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The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.



The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which subsists between parents and children.

The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which subsists between parents and children.



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Revolutions are the produce of passion, not of sober and tranquil reason.



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The wise man is satisfied with nothing.



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The proper method for hastening the decay of error is by teaching every man to think for himself.



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To conceive that compulsion and punishment are the proper means of reformation is the sentiment of a barbarian.





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