A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep her in paint and powder.
Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.
Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight.
Is the proposed operation likely to succeed? What might the consequences of failure? Is it in the realm of practicability in terms of material and supplies?
It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fought on U.S. soil.
Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves.
The atomic bomb played no decisive part, from a purely military standpoint, in the defeat of Japan.
The basic objectives and principles of war do not change.
The final objective in war is the destruction of the enemy's capacity and will to fight, and thereby force him to accept the imposition of the victor's will.
The U.S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military.
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