Joel Parker (November 24, 1816 – January 2, 1888) was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 20th Governor of New Jersey from 1863–1866 and from 1871-1874.
Read more about Joel Parker: Early Life, Family, Political Career, Governor, Later Life
Famous quotes containing the words joel and/or parker:
“They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”
—Bible: Hebrew Isaiah, 2:4.
The words reappear in Micah 4:3, and the reverse injunction is made in Joel 3:10 (”Beat your plowshares into swords ...”)
“Tonstant Weader fwowed up.”
—Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)
Related Phrases
Related Words