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The best officers and men in a poor ship could do nothing against fairly good opponents; and on the other hand a modern war ship is useless unless the officers and men aboard her have become adepts in their duties.
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Roosevelt asserts that even the best crew cannot succeed on a poorly equipped ship against competent opponents.
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