Richard Cromwell/lord Protector 1658-1659

Famous quotes containing the words richard, cromwell, lord and/or protector:

    “If you have got the public in the palm of your hand, you can be sure that is where they want to be.”
    —Cliff Richard (b. 1940)

    “A few honest men are better than numbers.”
    —Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658)

    “Three times a year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God at the place that he will choose: at the festival of unleavened bread, at the festival of weeks, and at the festival of booths. They shall not appear before the LORD empty-handed; all shall give as they are able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God that he has given you.”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Deuteronomy 16:16,17.

    “My profession brought me in contact with various minds. Earnest, serious discussion on the condition of woman enlivened my business room; failures of banks, no dividends from railroads, defalcations of all kinds, public and private, widows and orphans and unmarried women beggared by the dishonesty, or the mismanagement of men, were fruitful sources of conversation; confidence in man as a protector was evidently losing ground, and women were beginning to see that they must protect themselves.”
    —Harriot K. Hunt (1805–1875)