There is no sphere in which a human being can be supposed to act where one mode of reasoning will not, in every given instance, be more reasonable than any other mode. That mode the being is bound by every principle of justice to pursue.
William GodwinWe are so curiously made that one atom put in the wrong place in our original structure will often make us unhappy for life.
William GodwinEvery man has a certain sphere of discretion which he has a right to expect shall not be infringed by his neighbours. This right flows from the very nature of man.
William GodwinLet us not, in the eagerness of our haste to educate, forget all the ends of education.
William GodwinObey; this may be right; but beware of reverence.... Government is nothing but regulated force; force is its appropriate claim upon your attention. It is the business of individuals to persuade; the tendency of concentrated strength, is only to give consistency and permanence to an influence more compendious than persuasion.
William Godwin