George Canning/treasurer of The Navy - 1804%e2%80%931806

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    A steady patriot of the world alone,
    The friend of every country but his own.
    —George Canning (1770–1827)

    People run away from the name subsidy. It is a subsidy. I am not afraid to call it so. It is paid for the purpose of giving a merchant marine to the whole country so that the trade of the whole country will be benefitted thereby, and the men running the ships will of course make a reasonable profit.... Unless we have a merchant marine, our navy if called upon for offensive or defensive work is going to be most defective.
    William Howard Taft (1857–1930)