We may see how miraculously God defends our people, and makes us hope that, in spite of the malice of our enemies, He will bring our cause to a good … - William the Silent

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We may see how miraculously God defends our people, and makes us hope that, in spite of the malice of our enemies, He will bring our cause to a good and happy end, to the advancement of His glory and the deliverance of so many Christians from unjust oppression.

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About William the Silent

For other people named William of Orange, see William of Orange (disambiguation). William I, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (24 April 1533 – 10 July 1584), also widely known as William the Silent, was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Empire that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was assassinated in 1584. Today, he is known as the De Vader des Vaderlands, or, in english, Father of the Fatherland.

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Native Name: Willem van Oranje-Nassau
Alternative Names: William I, Prince of Orange William the Taciturn William of Orange Willem de Zwijger prins van Oranje, graaf van Nassau Dutch Willem Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau William William I of Orange-Nassau Vader des Vaderlands Willem van Oranje
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Sire, have pity on the Spanish infantry, which, for lack of pay and out of sheer starvation, is scouring the low country round, plundering the peasantry in mere need of food. These disorders I cannot repress, much less can I punish them, for necessity has no law.

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