Government seems to me to be a part of religion itself — a … - William Penn

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Government seems to me to be a part of religion itself — a thing sacred in its institutions and ends.

William Penn

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William Penn (14 October 1644 – 30 July 1718) was a Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the British North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The democratic and libertarian principles that he set forth served as an inspiration for the United States Constitution.

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