William Godwin
Born: 03-02-1756
William Godwin (1756–1836) was an influential English philosopher, novelist, and journalist, renowned for his pioneering ideas on political justice and anarchism. His notable works include "An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice" and the novel "Caleb Williams." Godwin's writings challenged traditional societal structures and inspired future generations of thinkers. He was also the husband of feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft and father of Mary Shelley, author of "Frankenstein."
Book summaries for books written by William Godwin
Quotes
Every hour that now flies over my head becomes irretrievably lost forever.
How frail are the ties of human society, how easy to be broken, how impossible to be repaired!
A man who is resolved to act honestly, is invincible.
How much wiser is it to create than to destroy, to build up than to pull down!
Jealousy is the offspring of pride and vain ambition.
A constant, grounded respect for the rights of others can alone render a person truly great.
No punishment ought to be continued after repentance ceases.
Every wish is not only a dishonor to the heart but a disgrace to the understanding.
Is a tyrant a human being? He is more properly a monster.
Vengeance is a crime, and a crime more atrocious than any which it punishes.
Men seldom consent to become the instruments of injustice till they have become its victims.
Suspicion undermines the foundations of that happiness which every human being is anxious to secure.