Author of quotes: William Godwin
The first duty of a person is not to take on faith any of the principles of behavior; do nothing without a clear and individual conviction that it is right.
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Viker 29-09-2021 / 17:26
To think that coercion and punishment are proper remedies is a barbarian feeling.
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Viker 29-09-2021 / 17:26
Revolutions are a product of passion, not a sober and calm mind.
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Viker 29-09-2021 / 17:26
Make people wise, and thus you make them free. The consequence of this is civil liberty; no usurped power can withstand the artillery of public opinion.
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Viker 29-09-2021 / 17:25
Anyone who loves to read has everything within his reach.
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MegaMozg 29-09-2021 / 17:24
Whenever the government tries to relieve us of the need to think for ourselves, the only consequences it causes are numbness and dementia.
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Viker 29-09-2021 / 17:23
Above all, we must not forget that government is evil, the usurpation of private judgment and the individual conscience of humanity.
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Viker 29-09-2021 / 17:23
Duty is that mode of action on the part of an individual that represents the best possible use of his abilities for the general benefit.
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Viker 29-09-2021 / 17:22
The revolution is engendered by the indignation of the existing tyranny, but at the same time it itself is already pregnant with a new tyranny.
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Viker 29-09-2021 / 17:22
Children's books read by children (if read); but choose those books parents.
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MegaMozg 24-04-2017 / 20:59
The most important thing for physical health is cheerfulness of spirit. Discouragement is akin to death.
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MegaMozg 16-01-2017 / 18:03
The greatest of all the benefits, at least something without which it is impossible to use the other is independence.
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MegaMozg 06-01-2017 / 01:18
