Charles R. Morris - Military power tends to be a function of economic power, and the British Na

Military power tends to be a function of economic power, and the British Navy was the essential capability for establishing the imperial sway - which was attuned to furnish the raw materials for the British manufacturing ascendance. So they were mutually reinforcing.

- Charles R. Morris

source: Interview with Bob Morris, bobmorris.biz. December 17, 2012.