I'll have you understand the United States has got the best navy in the world.""Well, . . . why, then, do we need a bigg — Clyde Brion Davis, The Great American Novel
I'll have you understand the United States has got the best navy in the world.""Well, . . . why, then, do we need a bigg — Clyde Brion Davis, The Great American Novel
I'll have you understand the United States has got the best navy in the world.""Well, . . . why, then, do we need a bigg — Clyde Brion Davis, The Great American Novel
I'll have you understand the United States has got the best navy in the world.""Well, . . . why, then, do we need a bigg — Clyde Brion Davis, The Great American Novel
I'll have you understand the United States has got the best navy in the world.""Well, . . . why, then, do we need a bigg — Clyde Brion Davis, The Great American Novel
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I'll have you understand the United States has got the best navy in the world.""Well, . . . why, then, do we need a bigger navy?""We've got to have a still bigger navy because we're the richest nation on earth.

— Clyde Brion Davis, The Great American Novel
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