Nelson Gingerfield

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Nelson Alan Gingerfield was a politician from New Hamilton in the nation of South Nashville, in the region of Wysteria. He is best known as the leading figure of the Jacksonian Revolution in the early 20th century. He served as Attorney-General, Governor, and Ambassador.

A college professor, he authored a number of papers examining governments, constitutions, and economic systems. He is best remembered as the early champion of term limits and moving South Nashville politics towards a more national and ideological makeup, a trend which has been reversed in recent decades.

Selected Quotes

"Socialism is a luxury afforded to the rich."

"You can't redistribute wealth; if there's no wealth to redistribute."

"It's not life, necessarily; that we hold so dear. But the potential that exists in every human life."

"The Commonwealth is greater than the sum of all its parts."