Religious toleration Is not too old an idea. Penn wanted people to find In his woodlands space for liberty of person in all its forms: for a man to think as he liked. worship as he was convinced. work as he saw fit. live 4s he felt obliged to as a responsible member of a common community. Once the word finally got out about the holy experiment. immigrants were certainly not lacking. Among those who came for a new start in life were many from Germany. In these were some of my ancestors who nearly nine generations ago took William Penn at his word.
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