Quotes by Frank Knox

About Frank Knox:

William Franklin "Frank" Knox was an American newspaper editor and publisher. He was also the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936, and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II.
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God did not intend the human family to be wafted to heaven on flowery beds of ease.

Frank Knox

I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance.

Frank Knox

No matter what happens, the U.S. Navy is not going to be caught napping.

Frank Knox

Some one has said that most of us don't think, we just occasionally rearrange our prejudices.

Frank Knox

I suspect that even today, with all the progress we have made in liberal thought, the quality of true tolerance is as rare as the quality of mercy.

Frank Knox

Patriotism was a living fire of unquestioned belief and purpose.

Frank Knox

Author Bio

  • NameFrank Knox
  • Descriptionpolitician and United States Army officer
  • BornJanuary 1, 1874
  • DiedApril 28, 1944
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician