Our men were as brave as ever, but in war their courage would have been of no more avail than the splendid valor of the men who sank with their guns firing and flags flying when the great Confederate ironclad came out to Hampton Roads.
This passage emphasizes that valor alone is insufficient in modern warfare without adequate naval technology and preparedness, drawing a historical parallel.
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