 | William Godwin (March 3, 1756 - April 7, 1836) on State and Tradition(published by RevoltSource) |
|
| William Godwin (March 3, 1756 - April 7, 1836) on State and Tradition(published by RevoltSource) |
|
../ggcms/src/templates/revoltsource/view/display_greatgrandchildof_quotes.php
 | 0 |
 | 0 |
Grandfather of Anarchism, English Journalist, Political Philosopher, Novelist, Partner of Mary Wollstonecraft
: An English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism. Godwin is most famous for two books that he published within the space of a year: An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, an attack on political institutions, and Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams... (From: Wikipedia.org.)
                  |
Quote #1 on Political Struggle Quotes >> State and Tradition
“Courts are so encumbered and hedged in with ceremony, that the members of them are always prone to imagine that the form is more essential and indispensable, than the substance.”
Source: "Instructions to a Statesman," by William Godwin, London, Printed for J. MURRAY, Fleet-Street; J. DEBRETT, Piccadilly; and J. SEWELL, Cornhill. M.DCC.LXXXIV (1784). To the Right Honourable George Earl Temple.
"Instructions to a Statesman," by William Godwin, London, Printed for J. MURRAY, Fleet-Street; J. DEBRETT, Piccadilly; and J. SEWELL, Cornhill. M.DCC.LXXXIV (1784). To the Right Honourable George Earl Temple.
No comments so far. You can be the first!
<< Last Entry in Tradition This is the first item. | Current Entry in Tradition 1 | Next Entry in Tradition >> |
All Nearby Items in Tradition
| ||
1
