[luvbach1]

I used to smoke his cigars.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

“One of his basic tenets was, ‘We should all come to love one another and live our lives that way regardless,'” said National Park Service Ranger Ray Harsharger.

He would certainly be a Nancy Pelosi liberal if he lived today, and lobby for unfettered entry into the country. What he'd think of Eagles'fans, though, is anybody's guess.

[tired&retired]

Years ago I was walking down a side street in England, can’t remember if it was Bath or Wells, and there was a sign “William Penn stood here to sell his idea of Pennsylvania to the public.” Made me proud to be from Pennsylvania.

[Tennessee Nana]

One hundred and ten years ago on july 30 the man responsible for the one important contribution to this world, namely me, was born...

He lived to be 85...

Happy birthday Dad...

[2ndDivisionVet]

My ancestors came here on his fleet of small ships and there’s a good chance that many of yours did too.

[Albion Wilde]

Ping!

The William Penn statue, standing in City Hall courtyard before being mounted on the dome:

[Albion Wilde]

Restoration of William Penn statue on top of City Hall, Philadelphia—awesome photos of how large his figure is compared to the workers:

Billy Penn gets some work done

[bert]

The scummy Philadelphia hell hole is Penn’s fault

[zeugma]

I believe this is the same William Penn involved in the Bushel's Case. It was a seminal case in England that established the concept of jury nullification, a concept our government is trying to squash though it has been a bedrock principle of the common law for longer than America has been a nation.