The 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.
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In cases where every thing is understood, and measured, and reduced to rule, love is out of the question.William Godwin
Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement and individual conscience of mankind.
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We cannot perform our tasks to the best of our power, unless we think well of our own capacity.
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What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does not merit the name.
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Man is the only creature we know, that, when the term of his natural life is ended, leaves the memory of himself behind him.
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Books have been handed down from generation to generation, as the true teachers of piety and the love of God, that represent him as so merciless and tyrannical a despot, that, if they were considered otherwise than through the medium of prejudice, they could inspire nothing but hatred. It seems that the impression we derive from a book, depends much less on its real contents, than upon the temper of mind and preparation with which we read it.
William Godwin
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