United States Navy Quotes
A curated collection of the best quotes about United States Navy.
Top Quotes
“Hurrah! Hurrah! For ev'ry Yankee Tar!”
“Hello American sailor; hello freedom man.”
“[W]ithout a Respectable Navy, Alas America!”
“Can't the navy do something at this particular moment to make history?”
“A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace.”
“Regulations of the Navy provide that medical officers shall exercise no military authority.”
“If the navy hasn't broken the back-bone of the Rebellion I think it has come pretty near doing it.”
“I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way.”
“Would to Heaven we had a navy able to reform those enemies to mankind, or crush them into non-existence.”
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“Stout hearts, my laddies! If the row comes, REMEMBER THE MAINE, and show the world how American sailors can fight.”
“Anchors Aweigh, my boys! Anchors Aweigh! Farewell... Sail on to victory and sink their bones to Davy Jones', hurray!”
“[T]he United States Navy is an infinitely more potent factor for peace than all the peace societies of every kind and sort.”
“May thy service united ne'er sever, but hold to the colors so true! The Army and Navy forever! Three cheers for the red, white, and blue!”
“[T]he navy must be an adjunct to the army, yet the officers and men of the navy should always have full credit for the service they perform.”
“You navy fellows have no business on shore anyway, and can keep your stores on board your vessels; I shall take that store-house for myself.”
“Great complaints were made by both sides as to whose fault it was that there was a failure, but I told the navy I didn't want to hear anything about it.”
“As to the navy, it is said the several commanding officers grounded on the beef-bones thrown overboard from their flag-ships, but this I do not believe.”
“Under our Republic we support an army less than that of any European power of any standing and a navy less than that of either of at least five of them.”
“I am here by order of my commanding officer, to protect naval property, and prevent any person in the navy from being arrested while performing his duty.”