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d. 1690

Robert Barclay (23 December 1648 – 3 October 1690) was a Scottish Quaker of the Clan Barclay who was governor of the East Jersey colony in North America through most of the 1680s, although he himself never resided in the colony.

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Thou hast tasted of prosperity and adversity; thou knowest what it is to be banished thy native country, to be overruled as well as to rule and sit upon the throne; and being oppressed, thou hast reason to know how hateful the oppressor is both to God and man.

An Apology for the True Christian Divinity (1678)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Robert Barclay (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.