Everything that is usually understood by the term co-operation is, in some degree, an evil.
William GodwinWe cannot perform our tasks to the best of our power, unless we think well of our own capacity.
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