Top 2 David Dixon Porter Quotes
#1. A ship without Marines is like a garment without buttons.

#2. If the Marines are abolished half the efficiency of the Navy will be destroyed. They are as necessary to the well being of a ship as the officers. Instead of decreasing the Corps, I would rather hope to see a large increase, for we feel the want of Marines very much.

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