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Death cannot kill that which does not die.

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William Penn
Age: 73 †
Born: 1644
Born: October 14
Died: 1718
Died: July 30
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Entrepreneur
Philosopher
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London
England
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Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
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For we put the power in the people.
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Though our Savior's passion is over, his compassion is not.
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Justice is justly represented blind, because she sees no difference in the parties concerned. She has but one scale and weight, for rich and poor, great and small.
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