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Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "They fought together as brothers in arms; they died together and now they sleep side by side. To them we have a solemn obligation."

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 Quotes: "Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best."

Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.




Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds."

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



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "When you're in command, command."

When you're in command, command.




Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it will not be fought on U.S. soil."

It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it will not be fought on U.S. soil.



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "Luck can be attributed to a well-conceived plan carried out by a well-trained and indoctrinated task group."

Luck can be attributed to a well-conceived plan carried out by a well-trained and indoctrinated task group.



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder."

A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.




Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "If you're not making waves, you're not under weigh."

If you're not making waves, you're not under weigh.



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "The U.S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military."

The U.S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military.



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men."

Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "I have just taken on a great responsibility. I will do my utmost to meet it."

I have just taken on a great responsibility. I will do my utmost to meet it.



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "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."

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.




Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue."

Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "The best that science can devise and that naval organization can provide must be regarded only as an aid, and never as a substitute for good seamanship."

The best that science can devise and that naval organization can provide must be regarded only as an aid, and never as a substitute for good seamanship.



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "The enemy of our games was always Japan, and the courses were so thorough that after the start of World War II, nothing that happened in the Pacific was strange or unexpected."

The enemy of our games was always Japan, and the courses were so thorough that after the start of World War II, nothing that happened in the Pacific was strange or unexpected.



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "The Japanese had, in fact, already sued for peace. The atomic bomb played no decisive part, from a purely military point of view, in the defeat of Japan."

The Japanese had, in fact, already sued for peace. The atomic bomb played no decisive part, from a purely military point of view, in the defeat of Japan.



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight."

Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight.



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "Our present control of the sea is so absolute that it is sometimes taken for granted."

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



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "We must not again underestimate the Japanese."

We must not again underestimate the Japanese.



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "Through the skill and devotion to duty of their armed forces of all branches in the Midway area our citizens can now rejoice that a momentous victory is in the making."

Through the skill and devotion to duty of their armed forces of all branches in the Midway area our citizens can now rejoice that a momentous victory is in the making.



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "No other island received as much preliminary pounding as did Iwo Jima."

No other island received as much preliminary pounding as did Iwo Jima.



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves."

That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves.



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fought on U.S. soil."

It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fought on U.S. soil.



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."

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



Chester W. Nimitz Quotes: "Grant me the courage not to give up even though I think it is hopeless."

Grant me the courage not to give up even though I think it is hopeless.