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Famous William Godwin Quotes

“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.”

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Book:Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, and Its Influence on Morals and Happiness: By William Godwin
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“He has no right to his life when his duty calls him to resign it. Other men are bound ... to deprive him of life or liberty, if that should appear in any case to be indispensably necessary to prevent a greater evil.”

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Book:Enquiry concerning political justice: with selections from Godwin's other writings
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