Admiral Quote by Voltaire

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.

— Voltaire

An admiral should be put to death now and then to encourage the others.

— Voltaire

In this country we find it pays to shoot an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.

— Voltaire

The surer of himself an admiral is, the finer the tactical development of his fleet, the better his captains, the more reluctant must he…

— Alfred Thayer Mahan

The admiral, or commander in chief of a squadron, being frequently invested with a great charge, on which the fate of a kingdom may…

— William Falconer

“Building a naval power takes generations, not so much to develop the necessary technology as to pass along the accumulated experience that creates good…

— George Friedman

In order to assure an adequate national defense, it is necessary - and sufficient - to be in a position in case of war…

— Giulio Douhet

Admirals and Generals always want more ships and more weapons and they take the arguments where they can find them.

— Helmut Schmidt

A fleet of the most powerful vessels would be of little use in war without a personnel at least as efficient as that of…

— William Sims

Admirals extolled for standing still, or doing nothing with a deal of skill.

— William Cowper

Commanders and senior officers should die with troops. The honour of the British Empire and the British Army is at stake.

— Lord Randolph Churchill

“no man who rises to command of a United States naval ship can possibly be a coward. And”

— Herman Wouk