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en-wikipedia-org-3606		William Penn - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	11654	1123	73	Penn was a writer, early member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and founder of the English North American colony the Province of Pennsylvania. He borrowed liberally from John Locke who later had a similar influence on Thomas Jefferson, but added his own revolutionary idea—the use of amendments—to enable a written framework that could evolve with the changing times.[96] He stated, "Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them."[97] Penn hoped that an amendable constitution would accommodate dissent and new ideas and also allow meaningful societal change without resorting to violent uprisings or revolution.[98] Remarkably, though the Crown reserved the right to override any law it wished, Penn's skillful stewardship did not provoke any government reaction while Penn remained in his province.[99] Despite criticism by some Quaker friends that Penn was setting himself above them by taking on this powerful position, and by his enemies who thought he was a fraud and "falsest villain upon earth", Penn was ready to begin the "Holy Experiment".[100] Bidding goodbye to his wife and children, he reminded them to "avoid pride, avarice, and luxury".[101]	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-3606.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-3606.txt