Quote by William Godwin
The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates shoul

The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal good will. We should love this cause, for it conduces to the general happiness of mankind. – William Godwin

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As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking. – William Godwin

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Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement and individual conscience of mankind. – William Godwin

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Learning is the ally, not the adversary of genius… he who reads in a proper spirit, can scarcely read too much. – William Godwin

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The unproductive tillage of human cattle takes that which of right belongs to free labor, and which is necessary for the support and happiness of our own race. – David Wilmot

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Life is essentially a cheat and its conditions are those of defeat the redeeming things are not happiness and pleasure but the deeper satisfactions that come out of struggle. – F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Getting pregnant wasnt easy, and I found that devastating. I really beat myself up for waiting so long when Id always wanted children and family had been the basis of my happiness my whole life. – Emily Procter

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Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. – Abraham Lincoln

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Ive always been clear, I support the traditional definition of marriage. – Stephen Harper

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