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“I have not yet begun to fight.”
― John Paul Jones

“I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way.”
― John Paul Jones

“Surrender? I have not yet begun to fight!”
― John Paul Jones, Memoirs Of Rear-admiral John Paul Jones

“It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win.”
― John Paul Jones

“Sign on, young man, and sail with me. The stature of our homeland is no more than the measure of ourselves. Our job is to keep her free. Our will is to keep the torch of freedom burning for all. To this solemn purpose we call on the young, the brave, the strong, and the free. Heed my call, Come to the sea. Come Sail with me.

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― John Paul Jones

“It is by no means enough that an officer should be capable. . . . He should be as well a gentleman of liberal education, refined manners, punctilious courtesy, and the nicest sense of personal honor. . . . No meritorious act of a subordinate should escape his attention, even if the reward be only one word of approval. Conversely, he should not be blind to a single fault in any subordinate.”
― John Paul Jones

“Whoever can surprise well must conquer”
― John Paul Jones

“I've not yet begun to fight!”
― John Paul Jones

“If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.”
― John Paul Jones

“I have not yet begun to fight!”
― John Paul Jones