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Our judgment will always suspect those weapons that can be used with equal prospect of success on both sides.

William Godwin

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William Godwin
Age: 80 †
Born: 1756
Born: March 3
Died: 1836
Died: April 7
Journalist
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Philosopher
Political Philosopher
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Wisbech
Cambridgeshire
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