Oliver Cromwell
Lord Protector of England
1599-1658
"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
"A man-of-war is the best ambassador."
-Oliver Cromwell
"Put your trust in God, but keep your powder dry."
-Oliver Cromwell
"On becoming soldiers we have not ceased to be citizens."
- Oliver Cromwell's Soldiers ("Humble Representation")
"I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights
for, and loves what he knows, than that you call a Gentleman and is nothing else."
- Oliver Cromwell
In a Letter from Oliver Cromwell to Sir William Spring. Sept. 1643.
"Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking"
- Oliver Cromwell
