Oliver Cromwell: Quotes about men

Oliver Cromwell was English military and political leader. Explore interesting quotes on men.
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“Necessity hath no law. Feigned necessities, imagined necessities… are the greatest cozenage that men can put upon the Providence of God, and make pretenses to break known rules by.”

Oliver Cromwell

Speech to the First Protectorate Parliament (12 September 1654)

Men , God , Law , Imagination

“Your pretended fear lest error should step in, is like the man that would keep all the wine out of the country lest men should be drunk. It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy, to deny a man the liberty he hath by nature upon a supposition that he may abuse it.”

Oliver Cromwell

Letter to Walter Dundas (12 September 1650)

Men , Fear , Jealousy , Error

“I was by birth a gentleman, living neither in any considerable height, nor yet in obscurity. I have been called to several employments in the nation — to serve in parliaments, — and ( because I would not be over tedious ) I did endeavour to discharge the duty of an honest man in those services, to God, and his people’s interest, and of the commonwealth; having, when time was, a competent acceptation in the hearts of men, and some evidence thereof.”

Oliver Cromwell

Speech to the First Protectorate Parliament (12 September 1654)

Men , God , People , Birth

“A few honest men are better than numbers.”

Oliver Cromwell

Letter to Sir William Spring (September 1643)

Men

“If the remonstrance had been rejected I would have sold all I had the next morning and never have seen England more, and I know there are many other modest men of the same resolution.”

Oliver Cromwell

On the passing of the revolutionary Grand Remonstrance of November 1641 listing Parliament's grievances against King Charles I, as quoted in A History of the Rebellion (first published 1702 – 1704) by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon (1609 - 1674)

Men

“Men have been led in dark paths, through the providence and dispensation of God. Why, surely it is not to be objected to a man, for who can love to walk in the dark? But providence doth often so dispose.”

Oliver Cromwell

Answer to the Conference at the Committee at Whitehall, Second Protectorate Parliament (13 April 1657), quoted in The Diary of Thomas Burton, esq., volume 2: April 1657 - February 1658 (1828), p. 504

Love , Men , God

“This is our comfort, God is in heaven, and He doth what pleaseth Him; His, and only His counsel shall stand, whatsoever the designs of men, and the fury of the people be.”

Oliver Cromwell

Letter to Sir Thomas Fairfax (21 December 1646)

Men , God , People

“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.”

Oliver Cromwell

To the First Protectorate Parliament (12 September 1654)

Men , Personality

“The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions; if they be willing faithfully to serve it – that satisfies. I advised you formerly to bear with men of different minds from yourself:”

Oliver Cromwell

Letter to Lawrence Crawford (10 March 1643)

Men