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“Organized force alone enables the quiet and the weak to go about their business and to sleep securely in their beds, safe from the violent without or within.”

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Alfred Thayer Mahan
Alfred Thayer Mahan

Alfred Thayer Mahan was an American historian and naval strategist whose work had a profound impact on international relations and naval strategy. His book 'The Influence of Sea Power upon History' emphasized the importance of sea power in national security. more

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