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William Godwin Quotes: To diminish the cases in which the assistance of others is felt absolutely necessary is the only genuine road to independence.
         

To diminish the cases in which the assistance of others is felt absolutely necessary is the only genuine road to independence.


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To diminish the cases in which the assistance of others is felt absolutely necessary is the only genuine road to independence.
         



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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 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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