Politics
- Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567–1625), stadtholder
- Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange (1584–1647), stadtholder
- Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547–1619), statesman who played an important role in the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain
- Jan de Witt (1627–1672), statesman who played an important role in the Dutch Golden Age
- Cornelis de Graeff (1599–1664), Amsterdam regent who played an important role in the Dutch Golden Age
- Andries de Graeff (1611–1678), Amsterdam regent who ruled the city after the death of his brother Cornelis
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“...to many a mother’s heart has come the disappointment of a loss of power, a limitation of influence when early manhood takes the boy from the home, or when even before that time, in school, or where he touches the great world and begins to be bewildered with its controversies, trade and economics and politics make their imprint even while his lips are dewy with his mother’s kiss.”
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