Quote by William Godwin
My thoughts will be taken up with the future or the past, with wha

My thoughts will be taken up with the future or the past, with what is to come or what has been. Of the present there is necessarily no image. – 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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The end of the trial and the not guilty verdicts on all counts, clearing Michael of all charges, mean that he can now concentrate on the future and his art. – LaToya Jackson

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As Ive said, there were patriots who supported this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation for our servicemen and women, and our hopes for Iraqis future. – Barack Obama

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Im convinced theres a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where future diplomats are taught to stammer. – Peter Ustinov

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The impressions of the spriritual experiences gave my future life its form and content. – Gustav Mahler

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I mean, when you get down to very low numbers of nuclear weapons, and you contemplate going to zero, how do you deal with the reality of that technology being available to almost any country that seeks to pursue it? And what conditions do you put in place? – Robert M. Gates

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