Efficient Quote by William Sims

In my opinion, any navy less than that which would give us the habitual command of our own coast and seas would be little…

— John C. Calhoun

Four or five frigates will do the business without any military force.

— Lord North

You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses…

— Barack Obama

If we had less statemanship we could get along with fewer battleships.

— Mark Twain

I do not hesitate to say that the limitation on naval craft between the great naval powers was too high.

— Frank B. Kellogg

We don't need mass armies anymore. We replace it with more effective equipment.

— George W. Bush

A modern fleet of ships does not so much make use of the sea as exploit a highway.

— Joseph Conrad

For in this modern world, the instruments of warfare are not solely for waging war. Far more importantly, they are the means for controlling…

— Arleigh Burke

A powerful Navy we have always regarded as our proper and natural means of defense; and it has always been of defense that we…

— Woodrow Wilson

We are not getting rid of carriers any time soon. This is both because of their utility and also because of their role in…

— P. W. Singer

It is highly unlikely that an airplane, or fleet of them, could ever sink a fleet of Navy vessels under battle conditions.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Without command of the seas ensured by the Navy, it will become more difficult to project American power where necessary to defeat terrorists, interdict…

— Robert C. O'Brien