Facts about Knute Nelson

Occup.Politician
FromUSA
BornFebruary 2, 1843
DiedApril 28, 1923
Aged80 years

Summary

Knute Nelson was a famous Politician from USA, who lived between February 2, 1843 and April 28, 1923. He/she became 80 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac aquarius, who is known for Knowledge, Humanitarian, Serious, Insightful, Duplicitous. Our collection contains 16 quotes who is written / told by Knute, under the main topic Fitness.

16 Famous quotes by Knute Nelson

Small: What is best and most necessary usually happens
"What is best and most necessary usually happens"
Small: You say that your hope is in God, and he will, I am sure, stand by you. But you must not forget that yo
"You say that your hope is in God, and he will, I am sure, stand by you. But you must not forget that you have been given worldly means to use and employ against human arrogance and wrong; it is necessary to see such things with a broad mind in order to oppose them"
Small: In the midst of these hard times it is our good health and good sleep that are enjoyable
"In the midst of these hard times it is our good health and good sleep that are enjoyable"
Small: That death was near, I suppose I believed, but I saw it only as a rest after the days work
"That death was near, I suppose I believed, but I saw it only as a rest after the day's work"
Small: Man is remembered by his deeds
"Man is remembered by his deeds"
Small: Vicksburg lies on top of a bluff on the east side of a large tongue of land jutting out into the Missis
"Vicksburg lies on top of a bluff on the east side of a large tongue of land jutting out into the Mississippi"
Small: The scene was not a happy one yet we looked upon it in the cold stoical spirit of a soldier a slight ch
"The scene was not a happy one yet we looked upon it in the cold stoical spirit of a soldier; a slight chilling pang and then a return soul and body to the enemy before us"
Small: Gen. Banks has issued an order for the instruction of Negro children. Schoolhouses are to be built or r
"Gen. Banks has issued an order for the instruction of Negro children. Schoolhouses are to be built or rented and Teachers hired for this purpose, and the farmers and planters are to pay the Taxes in support of this"
Small: It is in Virginia and Georgia that the war now rages and where it will continue for at these points - R
"It is in Virginia and Georgia that the war now rages and where it will continue; for at these points - Richmond and Atlanta - the enemy's main strength is concentrated"
Small: You must not forget that you have been given worldly means to use and employ against human arrogance an
"You must not forget that you have been given worldly means to use and employ against human arrogance and wrong"
Small: I would prefer being in a hard battle however, I will be satisfied with whatever happens to me in this
"I would prefer being in a hard battle; however, I will be satisfied with whatever happens to me in this war, if only the country comes out of this peril safe and to the satisfaction of the finest and best government on earth"
Small: But it is neither cannon nor bayonet that will do the worst damage to this city. No, this place will re
"But it is neither cannon nor bayonet that will do the worst damage to this city. No, this place will remember the war against our government just as long as there are inhabitants here"
Small: We set the town on fire and burned down every house as a warning to other small towns along the river
"We set the town on fire and burned down every house as a warning to other small towns along the river"
Small: Mess is fairly good. It is like what is found in American hotels except for cake and pie
"Mess is fairly good. It is like what is found in American hotels except for cake and pie"
Small: It is with this as with religion: one usually believes what he has been taught
"It is with this as with religion: one usually believes what he has been taught"
Small: I know that money speaks more loudly than need
"I know that money speaks more loudly than need"