Excerpt from an essay by William Penn, 1675
I shall not at this time make it my Business to manifest the Inconsistency that there is between the Christian Religion, and a forced Uniformity; not only because it hath been so often and excellently done by Men of Wit, Learning and Conscience, and that I have elsewhere largely deliver'd my Sense about it; but because Every free and impartial Temper hath of a long time observ'd, that such Barbarous Attempts were so far from being indulged, that they were most severely prohibited by Christ himself.
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
Which of the following future American foundational principles does Penn’s statement reflect?
A.
religious toleration
B.
limited government
C.
representative government
D.
freedom of speech
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