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If the officers and enlisted men are not trained to the highest point, then the best ships are useless; and it is better to have none than to have useless ships.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “If the officers and enlisted men are not trained to the highest point, then the best ships are useless; and it is better…”
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Roosevelt argues that without highly trained personnel, even the best ships are ineffective.
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