William Godwin Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“The real or supposed rights of man are of two kinds, active and passive; the right in certain cases to do as we list; and the right we possess to the forbearance or assistance of other men.”

“Government will not fail to employ education, to strengthen its hands, and perpetuate its institutions.”

“We cannot perform our tasks to the best of our power, unless we think well of our own capacity.”

“God himself has no right to be a tyrant.”

“In cases where every thing is understood, and measured, and reduced to rule, love is out of the question.”

“It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance for a child to learn.”

“There is reverence that we owe to everything in human shape.”

“There must be room for the imagination to exercise its powers; we must conceive and apprehend a thousand things which we do not actually witness.”

“They held it their duty to live but for their country.”

“Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand against the artillery of opinion.”