Carolina QuotesFor whosoever commands the sea commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.
Walter Raleigh Connected to the Carolinas
Source
A Discourse of the Invention of Ships, Anchors, Compass, &c
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“For whosoever commands the sea commands the trade; whosoever…” Walter Raleigh. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-96F65B2E22. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/96f65b2e22
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Whosoever, in writing a modern history, shall follow truth too near the heels, it may happily strike out his teeth.
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