Re: Just As True Today As It Was In 1779

"William Black" <william.black@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "conwaycaine" <conwaycaine@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "William Black" <william.black@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "conwaycaine" <conwaycaine@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> Comparing Oliver Cromwell to George Wa****ngton are we?
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>>> Well they started out pretty similar didn't they.
>>> Farmers who became involved in politics and went on to become
successful 
>>> soldiers revolting against royal authority.
>>> It is possible (nay probable) that Wa****ngton was well aware of 
>>> Cromwell's failings and so deliberately avoided following  the path to

>>> tyranny.
>>> I think Cromwell was probably a better soldier though.  He essentially

>>> invented the modern regular army as well as working out how to make 
>>> cavalry do more than one charge per battle...
>>> Wa****ngton was certainly a better politician...
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>> Ummm, no.
>> Cromwell was a bloodthirsty terrorist who happened to have a rather
large 
>> army (which he used quite effectively).
>> Wa****ngton was a patriot who wanted the English out of America.
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> Oh...
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> Go and read a book,  I can't be bothered with you today...

And where might I find a book that sup****ts your particular prejudices?