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It is admirable to consider how many millions of people come into, and go out of the world, ignorant of themselves and of the world they have lived in.

William Penn

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William Penn
Age: 73 †
Born: 1644
Born: October 14
Died: 1718
Died: July 30
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Entrepreneur
Philosopher
Politician
Theologian
London
England
William Penn
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