All wars will be settled by sea power. Erich Raeder More Quotes by Erich Raeder More Quotes From Erich Raeder ... the basic principles of the military services are unchangeable. Courage and candor, obedience and comradeship, love of fatherland and loyalty to the State: these are ever the distinguishing characteristics of the soldier and sailor. Building character through intelligent training and education is always the first and greatest goal. Erich Raeder loyalty military character Raeder, the political admiral, stealthily built up the German Navy in defiance of the Versailles Treaty, and then put it to use in a series of aggressions which he had taken a leading part in planning. Erich Raeder navy political taken