“The U. S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military.”

— Chester W. Nimitz

As quoted in "According to Plan" in TIME magazine (13 March 1950) http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,812125,00.html

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