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Jan van Riebeeck
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“[T]hat our prosperity may never forget God's mercies shown to us, but always keep them in grateful memory.”
Jan van Riebeeck (1619–1677) first seen 1651 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope (c. December 1651 - December 1653), as quoted in Riebeeck's Journal (1897), by H. C. V. Leibrandt, Cape Town, p. 184
“Hollanders are not a nation to rob another of its property, but desire to live in friendship with all people, and trade with them.”
Jan van Riebeeck (1619–1677) first seen 1656 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope (c. January 1656 - December 1658), as quoted in Riebeeck's Journal (1897), by H. C. V. Leibrandt, Cape Town, p. 67
“Be careful in always having a good beacon fire, as the signals entirely depend upon it, that the ships may enter the bay in safety".”
Jan van Riebeeck (1619–1677) first seen 1656 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope (c. January 1656 - December 1658), as quoted in Riebeeck's Journal (1897), by H. C. V. Leibrandt, Cape Town, p. 104
“You shall also keep your fires burning if the ships are blown back by contrary winds, but if the ships are foreign or not Dutch (onduitsch) you shall at once extinguish your fire.”
Jan van Riebeeck (1619–1677) first seen 1656 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope (c. January 1656 - December 1658), as quoted in Riebeeck's Journal (1897), by H. C. V. Leibrandt, Cape Town, p. 117
“And as we are making our position stronger every day, it is to be hoped that they (Khoisan) will feel less inclined to disturb us, provided, however, that a strict watch be kept on everything and we remain on our guard in every direction, continuing with diligence at the fences and other defensive forts...”
Jan van Riebeeck (1619–1677) first seen 1659 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope (c. January 1659 - May 1662), as quoted in Riebeeck's Journal (1897), by H. C. V. Leibrandt, Cape Town, p. 86