The extirpation of error "frees us from the influence of those phantoms which before misled us, shows us our true advantage as consisting in independence and integrity, and binds us by the general consent of our fellow citizens to the dictates of reason, more strongly than with fetters of iron."
An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice
2 entries in ESTC (both 1793).<br>
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See <u>An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, and Its Influence on General Virtue and Happiness. by William Godwin.</u>, 2 vols. (London: Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1793). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?type=search&tabID=T001&queryId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28BN%2CNone%2C7%29T094275%24&sort=Author&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm&version=1.0&prodId=ECCO">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;