Naval Leadership Quotes
One of the interesting things about Roosevelt is that he thoroughly enjoyed both the politics and the administrative parts of his different positions.
China had then a very weak government. Ching Yih was the leader of a flotilla of over 1000 ships with entire crews and families numbering a force of over 70,000 people. They raided ships and towns on the coasts. Instead of single pirate ships, they would attack, even large, well armed, ships with a fleet. Some called them pirates; some thought of them as a floating nation. In 1807 the captains of all the ships met to select a new leader. One of the captains was the widow of Ching Yih, an admiral in her own right. The flotilla under Chin Yih had been divided into 4 fleets named for colors. The White fleet had been commanded by His Kai Ching—the only female captain. However, the White Fleet had been the most powerful and successful of the four. Ching surprised the men, who had expected to elect one of the 3 male admirals as the leader of the flotilla. After, her statement, they elected her. Of the females who have ever lead at sea, she commanded the largest armada and was the leader of a floating nation and an elected leader at that.
