Nicholas Butler
Nicholas Butler
Nicholas Murray Butlerwas an American philosopher, diplomat, and educator. Butler was president of Columbia University, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He became so well known and respected that The New York Times printed his Christmas greeting to the nation every year...
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Date of Birth2 April 1862
CityElizabeth, NJ
Nicholas Butler quotes about
buried died great people tombstones
The epitaphs on tombstones of a great many people should read: Died at thirty, and buried at sixty.
asserting gentleman permitted rights violent
One of the embarrassments of being a gentleman is that you are not permitted to be violent in asserting your rights
hopelessly instructed matter people
Those people who think only of themselves, are hopelessly uneducated. They are not educated, no matter how instructed they may be.