Stuyvesant had learnt to rule wisely. Yet were the people grateful? Of course not. They resented his rule. (Peter Stuyvesant)

Stuyvesant had learnt to rule wisely. Yet were the people grateful? Of course not. They resented his rule.

Peter Stuyvesant

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