Dutch West India Company Quotes
Dutch colonial administration was the responsibility of the Dutch East India Company.
The Governor had banished John Bowne, the Quaker from the colony. In general, he was opposed to Quakers, Jews and other “non-Christians.”
This quotation illustrates the negative attitudes towards democracy that existed with many “leaders” of the time. Stuyvesant was appointed by and reported to the Dutch West India Company—not to the government of Holland. New Amsterdam was a commercial venture just as most of the English American Colonies were. Stuyvesant was not a particularly good governor in terms of both making money for the company or governing the new city.
