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King Charles: I do swear that hold this England and its laws dearer to my heart than any here. But gentlemen, if you would reduce me to a figurehead - a puppet king, manipulated by parliament - how then would I serve my country? What manner of king would I be?
Oliver Cromwell: I am persuaded, Your Majesty, that England must move forward to a more enlightened form of government, based upon a true representation of a free people. Such an institution is known as... "democracy", sir.
King Charles: Democracy, Mister...
Oliver Cromwell: Cromwell, sir.
King Charles: Democracy, Mister Cromwell, was a Greek drollery based on the foolish notion that there are extraordinary possibilities in very ordinary people.
Oliver Cromwell: It is the ordinary people, my lord, who would most readily lay down their lives in defense of your realm. It is simply that "being ordinary", they would prefer to be asked - and not told
Oliver Cromwell: I am persuaded, Your Majesty, that England must move forward to a more enlightened form of government, based upon a true representation of a free people. Such an institution is known as... "democracy", sir.
King Charles: Democracy, Mister...
Oliver Cromwell: Cromwell, sir.
King Charles: Democracy, Mister Cromwell, was a Greek drollery based on the foolish notion that there are extraordinary possibilities in very ordinary people.
Oliver Cromwell: It is the ordinary people, my lord, who would most readily lay down their lives in defense of your realm. It is simply that "being ordinary", they would prefer to be asked - and not told
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I do swear that I hold this England and its laws
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dearer to my heart than any here
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But gentlemen if you were to reduce me to a figurehead a puppet king
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manipulated by Parliament how then would I serve my country
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What manner of king would I be
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I am persuaded Your Majesty
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that England must move forward to a more enlightened form of government
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based upon a true representation of a free people
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Such an institution is known as democracy sir
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A democracy Mr Cromwell sir
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Democracy Mr Cromwell was a Greek drollery
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based on the foolish notion that there are extraordinary possibilities
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in very ordinary people
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It is the ordinary people my lord who would most readily lay down their lives
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in defence of your realm
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It is simply that being ordinary
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they would prefer to be asked and not told
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Movie Summary
Oliver Cromwell can no longer tolerate King Charles' policies, and the self-interest of the ruling class, and leads a civil war to install Parliament as the ultimate ruler of England.
