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Quote by Oliver Cromwell
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else. – Oliver Cromwell

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You have sat too long for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go! – Oliver Cromwell

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