Quote by John Buchan

You may hear people say that submarines have done away with the battleship, and that aircraft have annulled the mastery of the sea. That is what our pessimists say. But do you imagine that the clumsy submarine or the fragile aeroplane is really the last word of science?

You may hear people say that submarines have done away with

Summary

This quote challenges the pessimistic viewpoint that submarines and aircraft have rendered battleships and mastery of the sea obsolete. It questions whether these newer inventions, submarines and airplanes, are truly the ultimate achievements of scientific progress. The quote implies that there may be further advancements beyond these "clumsy" and "fragile" technologies, suggesting that we should not dismiss the potential for future innovations, even in the face of current advancements.

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