It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance for a child to learn.
William GodwinInvisible things are the only realities; invisible things alone are the things that shall remain.
William GodwinLet us not, in the eagerness of our haste to educate, forget all the ends of education.
William GodwinGovernment can have no more than two legitimate purposes - the suppression of injustice against individuals within the community, and the common defense against external invasion.
William GodwinEverything that is usually understood by the term co-operation is, in some degree, an evil.
William GodwinNo man must encroach upon my province, nor I upon his. He may advise me, moderately and without pertinaciousness, but he must not expect to dictate to me. He may censure me freely and without reserve; but he should remember that I am to act by my deliberation and not his. I ought to exercise my talents for the benefit of others; but that exercise must be the fruit of my own conviction; no man must attempt to press me into the service.
William Godwin