There is but one power to which I can yield a heart felt ob… - William Godwin

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There is but one power to which I can yield a heart felt obedience, the decision of my own understanding, the dictate of my own conscience

William Godwin

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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.

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