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The Navy should be treated as a purely military organization, and everything should be subordinated to the one object of securing military efficiency.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt insists that the Navy should function as a military entity focused on achieving military efficiency.

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