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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

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We declared our intentions to preserve monarchy, and they still are so, unless necessity enforce an alteration.

I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.

Now I see there is a people risen that I cannot win with gifts or honours, offices or places; but all other sects and people I can.

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