WHEREAS, William Penn used his time of imprisonment to write
the seminal book of Quaker virtues, "No Cross, No Crown"; and
WHEREAS, In 1675, William Penn wrote "England's Present
Interest Considered," which promoted religious liberty as the
driver of economic prosperity; and
WHEREAS, In 1676, William Penn, as trustee of New Jersey,
guaranteed religious liberty in "The Charter of Fundamental Laws
of West New Jersey"; and
WHEREAS, On March 4, 1681, King Charles II of England granted
William Penn a charter for land in the Province of Pennsylvania
in payment for a large debt the king owed to Penn's father; and
WHEREAS, In April 1682, William Penn, as Proprietor of the
Province of Pennsylvania, authored the "Frame of Government of
Pennsylvania," which guaranteed religious freedom; and
WHEREAS, In August 1682, William Penn arrived aboard the
Welcome with passengers of diverse nationalities and faiths who
joined in his "Holy Experiment," where men might worship God
according to their own conscience; and
WHEREAS, During his first stay in the Province of
Pennsylvania from 1682 to 1684, William Penn demonstrated the
ideals of human dignity, individual rights and self-government
in dealing with Native Americans, the Provincial Assembly,
freemen, planters and adventurers; and
WHEREAS, In 1697, William Penn first called for colonial
unification; and
WHEREAS, During his second stay in the Province of
Pennsylvania from 1699 to 1701, William Penn authored the
"Charter of Privileges"; and
WHEREAS, This governing document, effective October 28, 1701,
guaranteed privileges to future generations that included
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