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Not to be provok'd is best: But if mov'd, never correct till the fume is spent for every stroke our fury strikes, is sure to hit our selves at last.

William Penn

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William Penn
Age: 73 †
Born: 1644
Born: October 14
Died: 1718
Died: July 30
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