Teddy Roosevelt: “Not only is it impossible for a man to learn how to handle a ship or do his duty aboard her save by long cruises at sea…”

“Not only is it impossible for a man to learn how to handle a ship or do his duty aboard her save by long cruises at sea, but it is also impossible for a good single-ship captain to be an efficient unit in a fleet unless he is accustomed to manœuvre as part of a fleet.”