ANGELFIRE1 10 #1 Posted September 12, 2019 19 April 1653, London, England It is high time for me to put an end to your sitting in this place, which you have dishonored by your contempt of all virtue, and defiled by your practice of every vice. Ye are a factious crew, and enemies to all good government. Ye are a pack of mercenary wretches, and would like Esau sell your country for a mess of pottage, and like Judas betray your God for a few pieces of money. Is there a single virtue now remaining amongst you? Is there one vice you do not possess? Ye have no more religion than my horse. Gold is your God. Which of you have not bartered your conscience for bribes? Is there a man amongst you that has the least care for the good of the Commonwealth? Ye sordid prostitutes have you not defiled this sacred place, and turned the Lord's temple into a den of thieves, by your immoral principles and wicked practices? Ye are grown intolerably odious to the whole nation. You were deputed here by the people to get grievances redressed, are yourselves become the greatest grievance. Your country therefore calls upon me to cleanse this Augean stable, by putting a final period to your iniquitous proceedings in this House; and which by God's help, and the strength he has given me, I am now come to do. I command ye therefore, upon the peril of your lives, to depart immediately out of this place. Go, get you out! Make haste! Ye venal slaves be gone! So! Take away that shining bauble there, and lock up the doors. In the name of God, go! Wonder if Boris is the reincarnation. Cromwell 19th April 1653. Angel1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
whiteowl 52 #2 Posted September 12, 2019 Don't think he's the reincarnation, I think Boris is the one that Cromwell would be referring to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat 10 #3 Posted September 12, 2019 That is a trope of right wingers. They quote from someone to make a point and either get it completely wrong or quote from someone who would completely disagree with their position. It reminds me of an EDL YouTube video which used the wonderful Manic Street Preachers’ “If You Tolerate This” as a soundtrack. I guess someone forgot to tell them that it was an anti facist song. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Janus 28 #4 Posted September 12, 2019 That speach in the OP has been posted somewhere else on here not too long ago. It is such a distinctive speach. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mister Gee 798 #5 Posted September 12, 2019 3 hours ago, ANGELFIRE1 said: 19 April 1653, London, England It is high time for me to put an end to your sitting in this place, which you have dishonored by your contempt of all virtue, and defiled by your practice of every vice. Ye are a factious crew, and enemies to all good government. Ye are a pack of mercenary wretches, and would like Esau sell your country for a mess of pottage, and like Judas betray your God for a few pieces of money. Is there a single virtue now remaining amongst you? Is there one vice you do not possess? Ye have no more religion than my horse. Gold is your God. Which of you have not bartered your conscience for bribes? Is there a man amongst you that has the least care for the good of the Commonwealth? Ye sordid prostitutes have you not defiled this sacred place, and turned the Lord's temple into a den of thieves, by your immoral principles and wicked practices? Ye are grown intolerably odious to the whole nation. You were deputed here by the people to get grievances redressed, are yourselves become the greatest grievance. Your country therefore calls upon me to cleanse this Augean stable, by putting a final period to your iniquitous proceedings in this House; and which by God's help, and the strength he has given me, I am now come to do. I command ye therefore, upon the peril of your lives, to depart immediately out of this place. Go, get you out! Make haste! Ye venal slaves be gone! So! Take away that shining bauble there, and lock up the doors. In the name of God, go! Wonder if Boris is the reincarnation. Cromwell 19th April 1653. Angel1. Is that the place your mate Nigel has failed to get into after trying seven times? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nikki-red 304 #6 Posted September 12, 2019 As the OP started an almost identical thread just a few months ago Ill close this one... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...