Hyman Rickover Quotes
The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war
Hyman Rickover, 1900-1986, U. S. Navy Admiral, "Father" of the nuclear submarine, 1986
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This was the week after he returned from his meeting with Hitler in Munich where he appeased the German Dictator. See {585941} for his famous naive statement.
Hobson, like Mark Twain in America, was a major critic of imperialism.
The documentation of this quotation comes from a memorandum summarizing the meeting written by Presidential aide Harry Hopkins.
Hyman G. Rickover was an admiral in the U.S. Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S. Naval Reactors office. In addition, he oversaw the development of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the world's first commercial pressurized water reactor used for generating electricity. Rickover is also one of four people who have been awarded two Congressional Gold Medals.
