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[Wallingford, Pa. : Pendle Hill Publications, 1975]
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This pamphlet contains a brief biography of William Penn, plus extracts from several of Penn's political writings, with a brief commentary by the editor, a Penn scholar. Included are: 1. a section of the transcript of Penn's 1670 trial in which he argues for religious toleration on the basis of
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liberty of conscience, and extracts from 2. his First Frame of Government for the Colony of Pennsylvania and 3. his Plan for a Union of the Colonies, and almost all of 4. An Essay Towards the Peace of Europe. They demonstrate Penn's very progressive thinking for that age. Show Less
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CP 204