William Goodwin’s passage from Enquiry Concerning Political Justice and Its Influence on Morals and Happiness provides an in-depth philosophical critique of British politics in the Revolutionary era. Godwin focuses on political institutions including the monarchy, property ownership, and (what I found most interesting) marriage. He argues that government imposes its thoughts and opinions on the people in an overbearing and prohibitive manner. Furthermore, that the institution of marriage is one of the worst monopolies in society. He argues that as long as two humans are prevented from following “the dictates of their own mind, prejudice will be alive and vigorous.” What I found most striking of this critique was the underlying feminist argument being made. In that, when referring to an imbalance of power within a marriage, it was most likely the females whose freedom of expression and thought were being restricted. This fact led me to conjure whether any of the later feminists used Goodwin’s writing to help support their argument, or whether his writing didn’t provide a strong enough support for their movement.