Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
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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