You rejoice in having made a convert to Atheism. I think th… - William Godwin

" "
You rejoice in having made a convert to Atheism. I think there is something unnatural in a zeal of proselytism in an Atheist. I do not believe in an intellectual God, a God made after the image of man. In the vulgar acceptation of the word, therefore, I think a man is right who does not believe in God, but I am also persuaded that a man is wrong who is without religion.

William Godwin

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About William Godwin

William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher, educationalist, novelist, historian and biographer. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism, and the first modern proponent of anarchism. He was the husband of Mary Wollstonecraft, father of Mary Shelley and father-in-law of Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Biography information from Wikiquote

All quotes from William Godwin Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like William Godwin:

Edmund Burke John Locke Thomas Paine John Stuart Mill David Hume

Additional quotes by William Godwin

A common mortal periodically selected by his fellow-citizens to watch over their own interests, can never be supposed to possess this stupendous virtue.

Pride always wants a little smarting.

if admiration were not generally deemed the exclusive property of the rich, and contempt the constant lackey of poverty, the love of gain would cease to be an universal problem.

You rejoice in having made a convert to Atheism. I think there is something unnatural in a zeal of proselytism in an Atheist. I do not believe in an … - William Godwin

About William Godwin

Limited Time Offer

Additional quotes by William Godwin

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI