Cromwell
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lnstead of uniting the good people
of this nation...

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...with righteousness and peace...
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...which would have been a glorious
and Christian thing to have done...

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...what do l find?
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Anarchy, corruption...
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...division and dissatisfaction.
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l say that the enemies of this nation...
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...have flourished
under your protection.

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You were from the beginning
a provisional government...

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...not truly representative
of the people.

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For have the people elected you?
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Has this House gone once
to the people it purports to represent?

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No, it has not! And after six years
of misgovernment, what do we find?

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Sir Thomas Fairfax moves a bill
to give this House a further lease...

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...of its worthless
and dishonourable life!

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Gentlemen, an immovable Parliament
is more obnoxious...

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...than an immovable king!
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You are drunkards, tricksters,
villains, whoremasters...

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...godless, self-seeking,
ambitious tricksters.

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You are no more capable of conducting
the nation"s affairs...

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...than you are of running a brothel!
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You are scum, sir.
And not truly elected scum at that.

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This is no Parliament.
l shall put an end to it.

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l hereby declare this Parliament
dissolved!

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-Colonel Harrison!
-Yes, sir. Troops forward!

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Rubbish.

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