Thoughts from a Navy guy

Had a chance to hear former Secretary of the Navy and former Mississippi Governor, Ray Mabus, speak the other day. Very intersting guy. In particular, these quotes stood out:

•  When discussing his goal of promoting diversity in the Navy, it was predicated on not having a force that all look the same, act the same and think the same, for "A predicatable force is a defeatable force" 
•  One more note on the Navy: "We defend a democracy but we are not a democracy". Simple but thought-provoking. 

 Interesting guy