Cromwell (1970)
Michael Jayston: Henry Ireton
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Quotes
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Henry Ireton : There will be a war, Mister Cromwell. It will not be with Scotland.
John Pym : Henry...
Oliver Cromwell : With whom, Mister Ireton?
John Pym : Henry, we have argued this matter many times...
Henry Ireton : I'm convinced of it.
Oliver Cromwell : [raising his voice] A war against whom, Mister Ireton?
Henry Ireton : Against the king, sir.
Oliver Cromwell : [a cold silence falls over the room] The king? You mean a civil war? In England?
[chuckles]
Oliver Cromwell : You know not the ways of this nation, Mister Ireton. Such things do not happen here.
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Henry Ireton : Though Strafford's hand be upon this warrant, I see in this business not the hand of Strafford, but that of the King.
Oliver Cromwell : It is not the function of this House to sit in judgment upon this King. The fault lies with those people from whom the King has sought counsel.