Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement and individual conscience of mankind. – William Godwin
There can be no passion, and by consequence no love, where there is not imagination. – William Godwin
Government will not fail to employ education, to strengthen its hands, and perpetuate its institutions. – William Godwin
We are so curiously made that one atom put in the wrong place in our original structure will often make us unhappy for life. – William Godwin
I clearly believe a lot more than some of my coalition colleagues – Tories – in redistribution and using the tax system for that purpose. I also believe in the government having an active role in the economy, which is having an industrial strategy. Im not a believer in laissez-faire. – Vince Cable