Frank Knox — American Public Servant born on January 01, 1874, died on April 28, 1944

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... (wikipedia)

Patriotism was a living fire of unquestioned belief and purpose.
God did not intend the human family to be wafted to heaven on flowery beds of ease.
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.
No matter what happens, the U.S. Navy is not going to be caught napping.
I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance.