"U.S. Navy - John Paul Jones - FAQ"

“Official report by Jones from aboard the Serapis in Holland”

“I have not yet begun to fight!”

“Where men of fine feeling are concerned there is seldom misunderstanding.”

“The Best Quote Jones Never Wrote”

“Unfurling the Flags of John Paul Jones”

“A navy is essentially and necessarily aristocratic. True as may be the political principles for which we are now contending they can never be practically applied or even admitted on board ship, out of port, or off soundings. This may seem a hardship, but it is nevertheless the simplest of truths. Whilst the ships sent forth by the Congress may and must fight for the principles of human rights and republican freedom, the ships themselves must be ruled and commanded at sea under a system of absolute despotism.”