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" I purpose that which is extraordinary, and to leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief, that the will of one man may not hinder the good of a whole country... "
History of William Penn, Founder of Pennsylvania - Page 229
by William Hepworth Dixon - 1872 - 363 pages
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Memoirs of the Private and Public Life of William Penn, Volume 1

Thomas Clarkson - 1813 - 514 pages
...the matters of Liberty and Privilege I purpose that which is extraordinary, and'i leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief^ that the will...one man may not hinder the good of a -whole country" It has appeared secondly, that he made universal Toleration the great cornerstone of his civil edifice,...
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Memoirs of the Private and Public Life of William Penn, Volume 1

Thomas Clarkson - Great Britain - 1813 - 562 pages
...privilege (alluding to these articles), I purpose that \vhich is extraordinary, and leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief ¡ that the 'will of one man may not binder the good of a whole country" The Conditions and Frame of Government having been mutually signed,...
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and ...

English poetry - 1814 - 1112 pages
...(alluding to tht-se articles), I purpose that which is extraordinary, and leave myself and succes•ors no power of doing mischief, that the will of one man may not binder the good of a whole country.' '• The Conditions and Frame of Government having been mutually...
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The American Preceptor Improved:: Being a New Selection of Lessons for ...

Caleb Bingham - Readers - 1820 - 226 pages
...to observe and reprove mischiefs in government, and now it is in my power to settle one, I purpose to leave myself and my successors no power of doing...one man may not hinder the good of a whole country. 4. But this was not all; he took the utmost care to protect the Indians in their rights, and to prevent...
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The American Preceptor

Caleb Bingham - 1825 - 234 pages
...to observe and reprove mischiefs in government, and now it is in my power to settle one, I purpose to leave myself and my successors no power of doing...one man may not hinder the good of a whole country. 4. But this was not all; he took the utmost care to protect the Indians in their rights, and to prevent...
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Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Volume 1

Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Bibliography - 1826 - 452 pages
...privilege," says this upright law giver, "I purpose that which is extraordinary, and to leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief ; that the will of one man may not hinder the good of an whole country : but to publish those things now and here as matters stand, would not be wise," &c....
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Memoirs of the Private and Public Life of William Penn: Who ..., Volumes 1-2

Thomas Clarkson - Quakers - 1827 - 408 pages
...purpose that which is extraordinary I and leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief, tin \ the will of one man may not hinder the good of a whole country.'' The Conditions and Frame of Government having been mutual-' ly signed, three ships full of passengers set...
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Memoirs of the Private and Public Life of William Penn: Who ..., Volumes 1-2

Thomas Clarkson - Quakers - 1827 - 392 pages
...privilege (alluding to these articles), I purpose that which is extraordinary, and leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief, that the will of one man may n''t hind°r the good of a whole country." The Conditions and Frame of Government having been mutually...
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Annals of Philadelphia,: Being a Collection of Memoirs, Anecdotes ...

John Fanning Watson - New York (N.Y.) - 1830 - 902 pages
...the matters of liberty and privilege, I purpose that which is extraordinary, and to leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief — that the...one man may not hinder the good of a whole country." Embued with such maxims of government, it was to be expected that the efficiency of his practical philosophy...
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The History of the United States of North America, Till the ..., Volume 2

James Grahame - United States - 1833 - 556 pages
...For the matters of liberty and privilege, I purpose that which is extraordinary, and leave myself and successors no power of doing mischief, that the will...man may not hinder the good of a whole country." The liberal institutions that arose shortly after in Pennsylvania, and the happiness of which they were...
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