Teddy Roosevelt: “Good ships and good guns are simply good weapons, and the best weapons…”

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Good ships and good guns are simply good weapons, and the best weapons are useless save in the hands of men who know how to fight with them.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt argues that the effectiveness of military weapons relies on the skill of the personnel operating them.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Good ships and good guns are simply good weapons, and the best weapons are useless save in the hands of men who know how…”