William Godwin was originally educated to follow in his father's footsteps as a minister. While in the ministry, he wrote and published several sermons, as well as publishing the anonymous "Life of Lord Chatham." By 1785, he'd become completely engrossed in philosophy, and had dropped his work in the clergy. Not long after the French Revolution, his changing opinions on government pegged him as an anarchist -- however, he also believed in the innate goodness of man, arguing that all people will eventually operate through reason, and thus work towards the greater good.

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