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On the recordMarch 4, 1906
It is an accepted naval maxim that a navy can be used to strategic advantage only when acting on the offensive, and it can be free to so operate only after our coast defense is reasonably secure and so recognized by the country.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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