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Oliver Cromwell was a British politician, military leader, and religious figure. Born on April 25, 1599, and died on September 3, 1658, he played a significant role in 17th-century British history. He was the leader of the English Civil War, the founder of the English Republic, and the end of King Charles I's reign.

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“A man never rises higher than when he does not know whither his path can still lead him.”

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“No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going.”

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“I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.”

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“No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going. Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking. Do not trust the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you or I were going to be hanged.”

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