Quote#Freedom
Where charity keeps pace with grain, industry is blessed, but to…
Quote byWilliam Penn · 1644–1718
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Part II, 218.
English (original)
Where charity keeps pace with grain, industry is blessed, but to slave to get, and keep it sordidly, is a sin against Providence, a vice in government and an injury to their neighbours.
— William Penn
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