Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire.
William GodwinThe proper method for hastening the decay of error, is not, by brute force, or by regulation which is one of the classes of force, to endeavour to reduce men to intellectual uniformity; but on the contrary by teaching every man to think for himself.
William GodwinThe cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal good will. We should love this cause, for it conduces to the general happiness of mankind.
William GodwinIf ever there was a book calculated to make a man in love with its author, this appears to me to be the book.
William Godwin