Oliver Cromwell Quotes
That which brought me into the capacity I now stand in, was the Petition and Advice given me by you, who, in reference to the ancient Constitution, did draw me here to accept the place of Protector. There is not a man living can say I sought it, no not a man, nor woman, treading upon English ground.
Cromwell, Oliver. Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches: With Elucidations. Edited by Thomas Carlyle, vol. 3, Chapman and Hall, 1846, p. 403.
The title infuriated many who thought is was too much like a monarchy. For an example, see {586765}.
The band was created by an act of Congress in 1798.
What is interesting about this quotation is how early in America’s history the insignificance of the Vice Presidency was discussed.
Oliver Cromwell was an English general and statesman who, first as a subordinate and later as Commander-in-Chief, led armies of the Parliament of England against King Charles I during the English Civil War, subsequently ruling the British Isles as Lord Protector from 1653 until his death in 1658. He acted simultaneously as head of state and head of government of the new republican commonwealth.
