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The world has never seen a more impressive demonstration of the influence of sea power upon its history. Those far distant, storm-beaten ships, upon which the Grand Army never looked, stood between it and the dominion of the world.

Alfred Thayer Mahan

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The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793–1812 [1892], vol. II, p. 118

Source: The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793–1812 [1892], vol. II, p. 118

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