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Chester W. Nimitz Quotes

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.

"The Armed Forces Prayer Book". Book edited by Daniel Alfred Poling, 1951.

They fought together as brothers in arms; they died together and now they sleep side by side. To them we have a solemn obligation.

Chester W. Nimitz's statement broadcast to the United States and the Pacific Fleet after ceremonies in Tokyo Bay accepting the official surrender of Japan, September 2, 1945.

Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight.

"The Magnificent Mitscher". Book by Theodore Taylor, 1954.

I felt that it was an unnecessary loss of civilian life... We had them beaten. They hadn't enough food, they couldn't do anything.

"The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb and the Architecture of an American Myth". Book by Gar Alperovitz, 1995.

Our present control of the sea is so absolute that it is sometimes taken for granted.

"Employment of Naval Forces: 'Who Commands Sea - Commands Trade'". Monthly Newsletter, March 1948.

We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds.

"Historic Ship Exhibits in the United States". Book by United States Naval History Division and United States Navy, 1969.