If he who employs coercion against me could mould me to his purposes by argument, no doubt he would. He pretends to punish me because his argument is strong; but he really punishes me because his argument is weak.
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 GodwinInvisible things are the only realities; invisible things alone are the things that shall remain.
William Godwin