...Fleetwood. I am not idle and thoughtless enough, to promise to sink my being and individuality in yours. I shall have my distinct propensities and preferences....occurs of reflection, of experience, of judgment, or of prudential consideration, I shall always listen to your wisdom with undissembled deference. In...

...sink my being and individuality in yours. I shall have my distinct propensities and preferences. ... In me you will have a wife, and not a passive machine" (187). 53. According to Pollin, this phrase from Political Justice is a "favorite term of Godwin's...