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William Penn

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in London, The United Kingdom

October 14, 1644

died

July 30, 1718

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male

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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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Average rating: 3.69 · 150 ratings · 31 reviews · 66 distinct works · Similar authors

	Some Fruits of Solitude 3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1682 — 5 editions	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
	Some Fruits of Solitude: Wise Sayings on the Conduct of Human Life 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2003	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 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1839 — 17 editions	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
	Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1682 — 3 editions	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 (1836) 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009	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
	Some Fruits of Solitude / More Fruits of Solitude 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	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 Rise and Progress of the People Called Quakers 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	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 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 3 editions	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 Peace of Europe; The Fruits of Solitude and Other Writings 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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: Writings On The Faith And Practice Of The People Called Quakers 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003	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

tags: leader, time

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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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“A true friend unbosoms freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably”
― William Penn

tags: friendship

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