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Some things never change.
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 9:48 am
by Samray
Oliver Cromwell on 20 April 1653 wrote: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 barter'd 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 defil'd this sacred place, and turn'd 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 redress'd, are yourselves gone!
So! Take away that shining bauble there, and lock up the doors. In the name of God, go!"
You sheep people who still vote for these parasites with no honour need to wake up soon or you will be the death of us all. The Establishment care nothing for others, only themselves. They have no ideas. No dreams and no humanity. They are filth.
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 8:54 pm
by sidestand
Funny how history has that habit of repeating itself, ain't it ?
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 12:31 pm
by Gio
Cromwell was hardly a paragon of virtue was he.
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:41 pm
by Nooj
Maybe not, but that speach rings so true even today
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 8:20 pm
by BikerGran
Cromwell actually did a lot of good things - but it's always easier to remember people for the bad stuff!
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 8:59 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
yeah, I remember a few girls for being pretty
but i remember more for being bad
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 2:50 pm
by BikerGran
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 6:39 pm
by snapdragon
You sheep people who still vote for these parasites with no honour need to wake up soon or you will be the death of us all.
If you don't vote for a lizard the wrong lizard might get in
The Establishment care nothing for others, only themselves. They have no ideas. No dreams and no humanity. They are filth.
Ever thus - promise to change the world until power and greed overtake common decency and values
Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 3:48 pm
by Gio
BikerGran wrote:Cromwell actually did a lot of good things - but it's always easier to remember people for the bad stuff!
He did, he showed what a load of twats politicians are.
Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 8:42 pm
by D-Rider
Something that Sab posted up on another forum (on the theme of motorcycle transmission) but seems quite pertinent here:
sabestian wrote:Chain is like democracy. It is an utterly crap thing, but nobody's come up with a better solution yet.
