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"Trust in God and keep your powder dry" is a maxim attributed to Oliver Cromwell, but which first appeared in 1834 in the poem "Oliver's Advice" by William Blacker with the words "Put your trust in God, my boys, and keep your powder dry!"〔"Fitz Stewart" (1834). (Oliver's Advice. )" ''The Dublin University Magazine''〕 The poem is a dramatic representation of Cromwell addressing his army during the invasion of Ireland. Edward Hayes, who edited the anthology in which the work first appeared, calls it a "well-authenticated anecdote of Cromwell."〔 The phrase means to "always be prepared to take action yourself if necessary". Bergen Evans suggested that the phrase combined piety and practicality. The second half the phrase is often used by itself, and forms the title of the 1945 film ''Keep Your Powder Dry'' as well as Margaret Mead's 1942 book ''And Keep Your Powder Dry: An Anthropologist Looks at America''. ==See also== *Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition *God helps those who help themselves 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trust in God and keep your powder dry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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