The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort is at a duck hunt in the company of corporation executives at the retreat of Continental Motors, Inc.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Then, again, the ability to organize and conduct industrial, commercial, or financial enterprises is rare; the great captains of industry are as rare as great generals.
Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking.
The perils of duck hunting are great - especially for the duck.
My own grandfathers were a submarine commander and a 'desert rats' tank operator in the Second World War.
Since the Gulf War, since the new World Order, America is now the number one arms dealer in the world.
The admiral, or commander in chief of a squadron, being frequently invested with a great charge, on which the fate of a kingdom may depend, ought certainly to be possessed of abilities equal to so important a station and so extensive a command.
I went over to the Charlestown Navy Yard yesterday and saw some big men of war, one over 100 guns.
By and large, the making of motion pictures is all about, 'Let's ratchet it up.' And I always think, 'We don't need to ratchet this up.' If you do, don't call it 'Captain Phillips' or 'The Maersk Alabama.' Call it something else, and then you have carte blanche to do anything, down to sea serpents and aliens.
First and foremost arms are tools in the service of rival nations, pointing at the possibility of a future war.
When Donald Duck traded his wings for arms, was he trading up or trading down?