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William Penn

Born

in London, England

October 14, 1644

Died

July 30, 1718

Genre

Politics, Religion & Spirituality

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William Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania. He was an early champion of democracy and a prominent Quaker.

On November 28, 1984 William Penn and his second wife, Hannah Callowhill Penn became Honorary Citizens of the United States, upon an Act of Congress by Presidential Proclamation 5284.

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	Some Fruits Of Solitude 3.53 avg rating — 580 ratings — published 1682 — 101 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Cross No Crown 3.75 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1839 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Brief Account of the Rise and Progress of the People Called Quakers 3.80 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2003 — 158 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Fruits of Solitude: Being the Second Part of Reflections and Maxims Relating to the Conduct of Human Life. 3.30 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fruits of Solitude: In Reflections and Maxims Relating to the Conduct of Human Life 3.49 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1682 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	William Penn's Own Account of the Lenni Lenape or Delaware Indians, Tercentenary Edition by William Penn, Albert Cook Myers (Introduction) 3.70 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1981 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sermon Preached at the Quaker's Meeting House, in Gracechurch-Street, London, Eighth Month 12th, 1694. 3.67 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Primitive Christianity Revived: In the Faith and Practice of the People Called Quakers 4.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2007 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twenty-First Century Penn 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tryal of William Penn and William Mead for Causing a Tumult at the Sessions Held at the Old Bailey in London the 1st, 3d, 4th, and 5th of September 1670 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1670 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Time is what we want most,but what we use worst.”
― William Penn

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“They have a Right to censure, that have a Heart to help: The rest is Cruelty, not Justice.

(Frequently misquoted as "He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.")”
― William Penn

tags: 1693, criticism, helping-others, misattributed-to-abraham-lincoln, misquote, volunteerism

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“Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.”
― William Penn

tags: justice

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