It occurred to me that if I could invent a machine - a gun - which could by its rapidity of fire,… — Richard Jordan Gatling Army Copy Share Image
![“It occurred to me that if I could invent a machine - a gun - which could by its rapidity of fire, enable one man to do as much battle duty as a hundred, that it would, to a large extent supersede the necessity of large armies, and consequently, exposure to battle and disease [would] be greatly…” quote by Richard Jordan Gatling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/688/richard-jordan-gatling-272677_army_it-occurred-to-me-that-if-i-could-invent_1609760.jpg)