William Penn

“ They believe magistracy to be an ordinance of God, and that he that rules well deserves to be valued and esteemed; and further, they are a people that love good order and good government among themselves. ”

“ The Quakers are enemies of all government; first, in that each one acts according to his own conceit; secondly, because they will not support civil government and so are useless if not dangerous to it ”

“ And as Christ, the repairer and restorer, comes to rule in the heart, love will take place of wrath, and forgiveness overcomes injury and revenge. For which cause, the weapons of this people's warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of the strongholds of sin. ”