"Having therefore no foreign establishments, either colonial or……" — Alfred Thayer Mahan
"Having therefore no foreign establishments, either colonial or military, the ships of war of the United States, in war, will be like land birds, unable to fly far from their own shores. To provide resting places for them, where they can coal and repair, would be one of the first duties of a government proposing to itself the development of the power of the nation at sea."
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Alfred Thayer Mahan
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9 Quotes by Alfred Thayer Mahan
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Organized force alone enables the quiet and the weak to go about their business and to sleep securely in their…
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Whether they will or not, Americans must now begin to look outward. The growing production of the country demands it.
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The surer of himself an admiral is, the finer the tactical development of his fleet, the better his captains, the…
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The study of history lies at the foundation of all sound military conclusions and practice.
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War, once declared, must be waged offensively, aggressively. The enemy must not be fended off; but smitten down. You may…
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Those far distant, storm-beaten ships, upon which the Grand Army never looked, stood between it and the dominion of the…
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Free supplies and open retreat are two essentials to the safety of an army or a fleet.
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Force is never more operative than when it is known to exist but is not brandished.
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