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3 William Penn Quotes on Ethics

William Penn quotes on ethics

  1. A good End cannot sanctifie evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it. Some Folks think they may Scold, Rail, Hate, Rob and Kill too; so it be but for God's sake. But nothing in us unlike him, can please him. (537-539)

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  2. Government seems to me to be a part of religion itself- a thing sacred in its institutions and ends.

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  3. Whereas the glory of Almighty God and the good of mankind is the reason and end of government, therefore, government in itself is a venerable ordinance of God.

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