"I, the said William Penn, have declared, granted, and confirmed, and by these presents, for me, my heirs and assigns, do declare, grant, and confirm unto all the freemen, planters and adventurers of, in and to the said province, these liberties, franchises, and properties, to be held, enjoyed and kept by the freemen, planters, and inhabitants of the said province of Pennsylvania for ever," said William Penn in his First Frame of Government. His ideas here clearly mirror the Declaration of Independence, despite being written nearly a century beforehand. William Penn was the founder of Pennsylvania, as well as a Quaker. William Penn's well-developed, humanitarian ideas influenced not only Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, but also the Constitution
