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No fighting ship of the first class should ever be laid up save for necessary repairs, and her crew should be kept constantly exercised on the high seas, so that she may stand at the highest point of perfection.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “No fighting ship of the first class should ever be laid up save for necessary repairs, and her crew should be kept…”
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Roosevelt advocates for the continuous training of naval crews to maintain peak operational readiness.
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