Peter Stuyvesant Quotes

I am sustained by the tranquility of an upright and loyal heart.
Peter Stuyvesant

Heart, Loyal, Upright

We pray that the deceitful race - such hateful enemies and blasphemers of the name of Christ - be not allowed to further infect and trouble this new colony.
Peter Stuyvesant

Trouble, Name, Christ

I value the blood of one Christian more than that of a hundred Indians.
Peter Stuyvesant

Christian, Value, Blood

It is my intention to proceed slowly with our trenches.
Peter Stuyvesant

Intention, Proceed, Slowly

It is not the least anxiety that we have so little powder and lead on hand.
Peter Stuyvesant

Anxiety, Hand, Lead

Our little force will march on tomorrow or the day after.
Peter Stuyvesant

Tomorrow, After, Force

The attack did not succeed as well as I had hoped, no small impediment having been the loss of my right leg.
Peter Stuyvesant

Small, Succeed, Loss

The Jews who have arrived would nearly all like to remain here.
Peter Stuyvesant

Here, Remain, Jews

The people are grown very wild and loose in their morals.
Peter Stuyvesant

Wild, Morals, Grown

To let her dail would be the greatest profit both for the company and for the merchants.
Peter Stuyvesant

Greatest, Her, Both

Praise the Lord, O England's Jerusalem: and Netherland's Zion, praise ye the Lord! He hath secured your gates, and blessed your possessions with peace, even here, where the threatened torch of war was lighted.
Peter Stuyvesant

Peace, War, Blessed

The design of those commissioners, frigates and warlike force is directed rather against Long Island and these your Honors' possessions, than to the imagined reform of New England.
Peter Stuyvesant

Design, Long, Rather

Your patience would fail you if I should continue to relate all the disrespectful speeches and treatment which your servants have been obliged to listen to and patiently to bear.
Peter Stuyvesant

Patience, Fail, Listen

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Biography

Nationality: Dutch

Type: Public Servant

Born: 1612

Died: 1672

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