But the watchful care of the parent is endless. The youth is never free from the danger of grating interference.
William GodwinPower is not happiness. Security and peace are more to be desired than a name at which nations tremble.
William GodwinAbove all we should not forget, that government is an evil, an usurpation upon the private judgment and individual conscience of mankind.
William GodwinLearning is the ally, not the adversary of genius... he who reads in a proper spirit, can scarcely read too much.
William Godwin