Winston Churchill
Politician, Writer, Historian
"Of all the branches of men in the forces there is none which shows more devotion and faces grimmer perils than the submariners."
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Calvin Coolidge
Politician
"The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten."
George Washington
Military Leader, Politician
"Without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive."
George Washington
Military Leader, Politician
"It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious."
Arleigh Burke
Admiral
"Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates."
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"The greatest general is he who makes the fewest mistakes."
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"A captured pirate was brought before Alexander the Great. “How dare you molest the sea?” asked Alexander. “How dare you molest the whole world?” the pirate replied, and continued: “Because I do it with a little ship only, I am called a thief; you, doing it with a great navy, are called an emperor."
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"Making the world safe for hypocrisy."
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"A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace."
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"The army is the true nobility of our country."
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"This ship is built to fight. You had better know how."
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"There's three things in this world that you need: Respect for all kinds of life, a nice bowel movement on a regular basis, and a navy blazer."
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"If a ship has been sunk, I can't bring it up. If it is going to be sunk, I can't stop it. I can use my time much better working on tomorrow's problem than by fretting about yesterday's. Besides, if I let those things get me, I wouldn't last long."
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"I'm trying to incorporate colour into my life. Until recently, everything in my closet was black, white, grey, navy or olive."
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"The Westgate Landfill is zoned for residential use. It's near a planned village. The Navy has a capping plan for the site, but it's not consistent with residential use for the site."
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"The single most important duty of the federal government is to protect and defend our national sovereignty. There are new and disturbing reports of American nuclear submarines passing though Canadian waters without obtaining the permission of, or even notifying, the Canadian government."
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"Don't give up the ship!"
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"The Jews caused the war, the Jews caused the outbreak of thieving and robbery all over the country, the Jews caused the inefficiency of the navy"
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"You mention the Navy, for example, and the fact that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets."
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"When asked what I am most proud of, I stick out my chest, hold my head high and state proudly, 'I served in the United States Navy!'"
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"The Navy has a custom-if a ship runs aground, the captain is relieved regardless of who is responsible. That's how Abu Ghraib should be handled."
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"Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board."
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"The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage."
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"Pink is the navy blue of India."
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"Sailors have the cleanest bodies and the filthiest minds."
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