more civilized in 1657 than Don ShitHO Trump in 2018

"The Flushing Remonstrance was a 1657 petition to Director-General of New Netherland Peter Stuyvesant, in which some thirty residents of the small settlement at Flushing requested an exemption to his ban on Quaker worship.

 It is considered a precursor to the United States Constitution's provision on freedom of religion in the Bill of Rights. 

it articulated a fundamental right that is as basic to American freedom as any other,

the authors backed up their words with actions by sending it to an official not known for tolerance,

they stood up for others in articulating a principle that was of little discernible benefit to themselves,


and the language of the remonstrance was as beautiful as the sentiments they expressed."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flushing_Remonstrance

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The law of love, peace and liberty 
in the states extending to Jews, Turks and Egyptians, 
as they are considered sonnes of Adam,
 which is the glory of the outward state of Holland, 
soe love, peace and liberty,
 extending to all in Christ Jesus, 

condemns hatred, war and bondage. 

And because our Saviour sayeth
 it is impossible
 but that offences will come, 
but woe unto him by whom they cometh,

 our desire is not to offend one of his little ones, 
in whatsoever form, 
name or title hee appears in, 
whether Presbyterian, Independent,
 Baptist or Quaker, 

but shall be glad to see anything of God
 in any of them, desiring 

to doe unto all men as we desire
all men should doe unto us, which is the true 
  law both of Church and State;
 for our Saviour sayeth this is the law and the prophets.


Therefore if any of these said persons 
come in love unto us, we cannot in conscience 
lay violent hands upon them, 

but give them free egresse and regresse 
unto our Town, and houses, 
as God shall persuade our consciences,

 for we are bounde by the law of God and man 

to doe good unto all men and evil to noe man.

 And this is according to the patent and charter of our Towne, 
given unto us in the name of the States General,
 which we are not willing to infringe, 
and violate, but shall houlde 
to our patent and shall remaine, 
your humble subjects, 
the inhabitants of Vlishing."