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Quote by William Godwin
As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mer

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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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

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