| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| d5bc964 | It has an unhappy effect upon the human understanding and temper, for a man to be compelled in his gravest investigation of an argument, to consider, not what is true, but what is convenient. | convenience truth understanding | William Godwin | |
| eb50619 | Government was intended to suppress injustice, but its effect has been to embody and perpetuate it. | William Godwin | ||
| deb13ad | Perfectibility is one of the most unequivocal characteristics of the human species. | William Godwin | ||
| 6eae8c6 | Portable Enlightenment Reader, p. 478-479 | William Godwin |