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Quotes from Fleet Admiral King: A Naval Record — Ernest King

1878–1956 United States

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Any man facing a major decision acts, consciously or otherwise, upon the training and beliefs of a lifetime.

Fleet Admiral King: A Naval Record (1952)

Do the best you can with what you have.
Do not worry about water that has gone over the dam.
Difficulties exist to be overcome.

Fleet Admiral King: A Naval Record (1952)

War has changed little in principle from the beginning of recorded history. The mechanized warfare of today is only an evolution of the time when men fought with clubs and stones, and its machines are as nothing without the men who invent them, man them and give them life.

Fleet Admiral King: A Naval Record (1952)

To the Class of 1901, United States Naval Academy.

Fleet Admiral King: A Naval Record (1952)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ernest King (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.