William Godwin

Government can have no more than two legitimate purposes,the suppression of injustice against individuals within the community and the common defense against external invasion.

William Godwin, an English political philosopher of the 18th Century.

William Godwin

Government can have no more than two legitimate purposes: the suppression of injustice against individuals and the common defense against external invasion.

William Godwin in his Enquiry Concerning Political Justice and Its Influence on Morals and Happiness.

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William Godwin said,

Government can have only two legitimate purposes: the suppression of injustice against individuals...and the common defense against external invasion.