Quote by William Penn on Human and Divine Laws

„People are more afraid of the laws of Man than of God, because their punishment seems to be nearest.“

William PennQuote by William Penn about the fear of human and divine laws and their different perception.
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William Penn was the founder of the Pennsylvania colony and a writer.

This quote by William Penn reflects the human attitude towards earthly and divine laws.


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William Penn quote about fear of human laws compared with God's laws

William Penn founded the Pennsylvania colony in what is now the United States. He is known for his 1693 essay "Towards the Present and Future Peace of Europe," which addressed issues of peace and politics. Penn was an important advocate for tolerance and peace.

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"The state subjugates, imprisons, and kills. People tend to forget this because law-abiding citizens submit to the authority of the government without complaint in order to avoid punishment. But lawyers are more realistic and call a law that cannot be enforced by coercion an imperfect law. The authority of man-made laws rests entirely on the weapons of the police, who enforce obedience to their regulations" Ludwig von Mises
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