Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims, by William Penn

Episode • Mar 4, 2022 • 19m

Penn, true to Quaker beliefs, came before the king with his hat on. The king overlooked this and later made him governor of Pennsylvania. A sagacious Penn is revealed in his writings. (Volume 1, Harvard Classics)

King Charles grants Penn charter of Pennsylvania, March 4, 1681.

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