Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
William Penn
Born: October 14, 1644
Died: July 30, 1718 (aged 73)
Bio: William Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Known for:
- No Cross, No Crown (1669)
- The political writings of William Penn
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