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William Penn, born on October 14, 1644, and died on July 30, 1718, was an English author, politician, and religious leader. He is renowned for his contributions to religious freedom and democratic politics, as well as for being the founder of the state of Pennsylvania.

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Famous William Penn Quotes

“If it be an evil to judge rashly or untruly any single man, how much a greater sin it is to condemn a whole people.”

People Ifs Men Whole Evil Sin Greater Judging Single Man

Book:A key, opening the way to every capacity how to distinguish the religion professed by the people called Quakers, from the perversions and misrepresentations of their adversaries: With a brief exhortation to all sorts of people ...

Source: A key, opening the way to every capacity how to distinguish the religion professed by the people called Quakers, from the perversions and misrepresentations of their adversaries: With a brief exhortation to all sorts of people ...

“People are more afraid of the laws of Man than of God, because their punishment seems to be nearest.”

People Men Seems Law Punishment

Book:Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims

Source: Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims

“I have sometimes thought that people are, in a sort, happy, that nothing can put out of countenance with themselves, though they neither have nor merit other people's.”

People Sometimes Merit Countenance

Book:The Select Works of William Penn: In Five Volumes. ...

Source: The Select Works of William Penn: In Five Volumes. ...

“No people can be truly happy... if abridged of the freedom of their consciences”

People Ifs Conscience Truly Happy

Book:Memoirs of the private and public life of William Penn: who settled the state of Pennsylvania, and founded the city of Philadelphia

Source: Memoirs of the private and public life of William Penn: who settled the state of Pennsylvania, and founded the city of Philadelphia

“Never esteem people (including yourself) more because they have money, nor think less of anyone (including yourself) because they lack it. Virtue is the only just reason for respecting anyone, lack of virtue the only reason for holding anyone in low regard.”

People Thinking Reason Virtue Lows Regard Including Esteem

Book:Some Fruits of Solitude: Wise Sayings on the Conduct of Human Life

Source: Some Fruits of Solitude: Wise Sayings on the Conduct of Human Life

“Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.”

People Thinking Liberty Democracy Libertarian Cynical Libertarianism Democracies Have

Book:Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims

Source: Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims

“It is admirable to consider how many millions of people come into, and go out of the world, ignorant of themselves and of the world they have lived in.”

People World Earth Millions Ignorant Admirable

Book:Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims

Source: Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims

“It would go a long way to caution and direct people in their use of the world that they would better studied and known in the creation of it. For how could man find the confidence to abuse it, while they should see the Great Creator stare them in the face, in all and every part thereof?”

People Men World Way Should Long Use Faces Known Creation Direct Abuse Creator Staring Caution Long Way

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“[I]t is impossible that any people of government should ever prosper, where men render not unto God, that which is God's, as well as to Caesar, that which is Caesar's.”

People Men Should Wells Government Religion Impossible Morality

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“For we put the power in the people.”

People Power

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“Let us then try what Love will do: For if Men do once see we love them, we should soon find they would not harm us.”

People Ifs Love Should Trying Firsts May Winning Force Gains Forgiving Harm Laurels

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“That which the people called Quakers lay down as a main fundamental in religion is this- That God, through Christ, hath placed a principle in every man, to inform him of his duty, and to enable him to do it; and that those that live up to this principle are the people of God, and those that live in disobedience to it, are not God's people, whatever name they may bear, or profession they may make of religion. This is their ancient, first, and standing testimony: with this they began, and this they bore, and do bear to the world.”

Source: Primitive Christianity revived in the faith and practice of the people called Quakers: Written in testimony to the present dispensation of God through them to the world that prejudices may be removed, the simple informed, the well-inclined encouraged, and the truth, and its innocent friends rightly represented