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It is a most mistaken way of teaching men to feel they are brothers, by imbuing their mind with perpetual hatred.
On the subject of war
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Every man has a certain sphere of discretion which he has a right to expect shall not be infringed by his neighbours. This right flows from the very nature of man.
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Whenever government assumes to deliver us from the trouble of thinking for ourselves, the only consequences it produces are those of torpor and imbecility.
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It is absurd to expect the inclinations and wishes of two human beings to coincide, through any long period of time. To oblige them to act and live together is to subject them to some inevitable potion of thwarting, bickering, and unhappiness.
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Born:
March 3, 1756
Died:
April 7, 1836
(aged 80)
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William Godwin was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism, and the first modern proponent of anarchism.
Known for:
Enquiry Concerning Political Justice (1793)
St. Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century (1799)
Lives of the Necromancers (1834)
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