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The proper place for an officer to learn his duty is at sea, and the only way in which a navy can ever be made efficient is by practice at sea, under all the conditions which would have to be met if war existed.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The proper place for an officer to learn his duty is at sea, and the only way in which a navy can ever be made efficient…”
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Roosevelt argues that naval officers must learn their duties at sea to ensure efficiency in wartime.
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