Steamboat Jack
2008-06-06 07:43:23
Jackie Fisher was First Sea Lord of the Admiralty around WWI.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Fisher,_1st_Baron_Fisher#In_folklore_and_popular_culture
The man was vocal in his opinions and didn’t understand any part of “Politically Correct”.
I read a quote of his some years ago, but I can’t find it now. If someone can give me a source, I appreciate it.
Jackie had been appointed to a conference on making warfare more humane. His quote was something like:
“Make warfare more humane? That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard of. You want to boil your captives in oil and sell their families into slavery, and then they will steer clear of you.”
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