英语词汇killing no murder的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	killing no murder
词源	killing no murder. The phrase, holding that assassination can sometimes be condoned, was originally the title of a pamphlet urging the killing of Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658). Written in 1657 by Royalist Edward Sexby (d. 1658) the pamphlet is ironi- cally dedicated to Cromwell: “The true father of your country; for while you live we can call nothing ours, and it is from your death that we hope for our inheritances.” Sexby tried to kill
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