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Well, Jefferson anyway (“…to the shores of Tripoli…”)
by gumby 2y ago
Well, Jefferson anyway (“…to the shores of Tripoli…”)
- pdonis 2y agoHe was the Founder who ended up being President when the US had both the motivation (which had been there for some time) and the naval resources (which had only just been coming online) to do something about it--but I don't think he was the only Founder who had that general view about the Navy.