The residence of the Plymouth settlers in the Netherlands, and the later conquest of the Dutch colonies, had brought the Americans into contact with the singularly wise and free institutions of the Dutch.
-- Albert Bushnell Hart
   
Albert Bushnell Hart   Name:
Albert Bushnell Hart
Type:
Historian
Nationality:
American
Birth:
July 1, 1854
Death:
July 16, 1943
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