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The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions. If they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies.

Oliver Cromwell

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Oliver Cromwell
Age: 59 †
Born: 1599
Born: April 25
Died: 1658
Died: September 3
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Those who stop being better stop being good.
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Subtlety may deceive you integrity never will.
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I was by birth a gentleman, living neither in any considerable height nor yet in obscurity.
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Ye may have skill in the nature of things, yet nature can do more than all physicians put together and God is far more above nature.
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Does a man speak foolishly?--suffer him gladly, for you are wise. Does he speak erroneously?--stop such a man's mouth with sound words that cannot be gainsaid. Does he speak truly?--rejoice in the truth.
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Mr. Lely, I desire you would use all your skill to paint my picture truly like me, and not flatter me at all but remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it.
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There are some things in this establishment that are fundamental... about which I shall deal plainly with you... the government by a single person and a parliament is a fundamental... and... though I may seem to plead for myself, yet I do not: no, nor can any reasonable man say it... I plead for this nation, and all the honest men therein.
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I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.
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