Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefellerwas an American businessman, philanthropist, public servant, and politician. He served as the 41st Vice President of the United Statesunder President Gerald Ford, and as the 49th Governor of New York. He also served in the administrations of Presidents Franklin Roosevelt regarding Latin America and Dwight Eisenhower regarding welfare programs. A member of the wealthy Rockefeller family, he was also a noted art collector, as well as administrator of Rockefeller Center...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 July 1908
CityBar Harbor, ME
CountryUnited States of America
Nelson Rockefeller quotes about
The nation-state is becoming less and less competent to perform its international political tasks... These are some of the reasons pressing us to lead vigorously toward the true building of a new world order.
I am a great believer in planning- economic, social, political, military, total world planning.
The United Nations, he told an audience at Harvard University, 'has not been able-nor can it be able-to shape a new world order which events so compellingly demand.' ... The new world order that will answer economic, military, and political problems, he said, 'urgently requires, I believe, that the United States take the leadership among all free peoples to make the underlying concepts and aspirations of national sovereignty truly meaningful through the federal approach.'
America is not just a power, it is a promise. It is not enough for our country to be extraordinary in might; it must be exemplary in meaning.
A man should make all he can, and give all he can.
Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.
Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.