What Type of Government Does Germany Have? Germany is the leading economy in continental Europe and the second most densely populated country after Russia. It is a major member of Europeâs political, defense, and economic organization.
the museum. The Life of John Wesley Powell. John Wesley Powell was a soldier, scientist, and explorer. He is best known for his daring exploratory trips down the Green and Colorado Rivers in 1869 and 1872, and is credited with leading the first group of white men down the Colorado River through present day Grand Canyon.
William Penn, America's First Great Champion for Liberty and Peace. Mr. Powell is editor of Laissez-Faire Books and Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, American Heritage, and more than three dozen other publications. Copyright Â© by Jim Powell. Reprinted on www.quaker.org by permission. William Penn was the first great hero of American liberty. During the late seventeenth century, when Protestants persecuted Catholics, Catholics persecuted Protestants, and both persecuted Quakers and Jews, Penn established an American sanctuary which protected freedom of conscience.