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Academy Resources Glossary of Philosophical Terms Timeline of Philosophy A Timeline of American Philosophy Diagram: Development of Philosophic Thought Diagram: Divisions of Philosophy The Philosophy Resource Center The Religion Resource Center Books about American Philosophy in The Radical Academy Bookstore Books about Philosophy in The Radical Academy Bookstore Books about Religion in The Radical Academy Bookstore Click Here for New & Used College Textbooks at Discount Prices Click Here for College Education Information & Study Resources Shop Amazon Stores in the Radical Academy Bookstore Magazine Outlet Music Store Classical Music Store Video Store DVD Store Computer Store Camera & Photo Store Computer/Video Games Software Store Musical Instruments Outlet Store Cellular Phones Toys & Games Tools & Hardware Automotive Store Outdoor Living Consumer Electronics Home & Garden Kitchen & Housewares Baby Superstore Apparel & Accessories Gourmet Food Grocery Store Sporting Goods Jewelry & Watches Health & Personal Care Beauty Store		Religion and Society by William Penn   The world is the stage in which all men do act for eternity, and every venture of this brings its true weight of eternal life or death. By revelation we understand the discovery and illumination of the light and spirit of God relating to those things that properly and immediately concern the daily information and satisfaction of our souls in the way of our duty to Him and our neighbors. As there is this natural and intelligent spirit by which man is daily informed of the concerns of mortal life, so is a divine principle communicated to him, which we call the Light and that does illuminate and discover to his understanding the condition of his soul, and gives him a true knowledge of what is good, what he himself is, and what is regarded at his hands, either in obeying or suffering. I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility and kindness. All men have reason, but all men are not reasonable. Is it the fault of the grain in the granary that it yields no increase, or of the talent in the napkin that it is not improved? Conscience, truly speaking, is no other than the sense a man has, or judgment he makes of his duty to God, according to the understanding God gives him of his will. Justice is the means of peace betwixt the government and the people and one man and company and another. Liberty without obedience is confusion, and obedience without liberty is slavery. Liberty of conscience is every man's natural right, and he who is deprived of it is a slave in the midst of the greatest liberty. Some Fruits of Solitude: Wise Sayings on the Conduct of Human Life, by William Penn     Enrich Your Life With a Philosophy Book... Enrich Your Life With a Philosophy Magazine... Academy Showcase Specials Introduction & Directory American Philosophy Index
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