No big modern war has been won without preponderant sea power; and, conversely, very few rebellions of maritime provinces have succeeded without acquiring sea power.
The cruel policy initiated by Columbus and pursued by his successors resulted in complete genocide. - Samuel Eliot Morison
The cruel policy initiated by Columbus and pursued by his successors resulted in complete genocide.
- Samuel Eliot Morison
The same contingencies of time and space that force a statesman or soldier to make decisions, impel the historian, though with less urgency, to make … - Samuel Eliot Morison
The same contingencies of time and space that force a statesman or soldier to make decisions, impel the historian, though with less urgency, to make …
No big modern war has been won without preponderant sea power; and, conversely, very few rebellions of maritime provinces have succeeded without acqu… - Samuel Eliot Morison
No big modern war has been won without preponderant sea power; and, conversely, very few rebellions of maritime provinces have succeeded without acqu…
America was discovered accidentally by a great seaman who was looking for something else; when discovered it was not wanted; and most of the explorat… - Samuel Eliot Morison
America was discovered accidentally by a great seaman who was looking for something else; when discovered it was not wanted; and most of the explorat…
Skepticism is an important historical tool. It is the starting point of all revision of hitherto accepted history. - Samuel Eliot Morison
Skepticism is an important historical tool. It is the starting point of all revision of hitherto accepted history.
If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worth while. . . . The beauty and cogency of … - Samuel Eliot Morison
If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worth while. . . . The beauty and cogency of …
If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worthwhile. - Samuel Eliot Morison
If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worthwhile.
An historian should yield himself to his subject, become immersed in the place and period of his choice, standing apart from it now and then for a fr… - Samuel Eliot Morison
An historian should yield himself to his subject, become immersed in the place and period of his choice, standing apart from it now and then for a fr…
Make no mistake; the American Revolution was not fought to obtain freedom, but to preserve the liberties that Americans already had as colonials. Ind… - Samuel Eliot Morison
Make no mistake; the American Revolution was not fought to obtain freedom, but to preserve the liberties that Americans already had as colonials. Ind…
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