Quote#Wisdom
If the remonstrance had been rejected I would have sold all I had the…
Quote byOliver Cromwell · 1599–1658
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: On the passing of the revolutionary Grand Remonstrance of November 1641 listing Parliament's grievances against King Charles I, as quoted in A History of the Rebellion (first published 1702–1704) by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon (1609–1674).
English (original)
If the remonstrance had been rejected I would have sold all I had the next morning and never have seen England more, and I know there are many other modest men of the same resolution.
— Oliver Cromwell
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