What factors contributed to Britain building the world's strongest navy?

[Xema]

@carnivorousplant

I thought it was, “The British occasionally kill an Admiral to encourage the others.”

That’s reasonably close. Here’s the original, and a translation:

@Voltaire

Mais dans ce pays-ci il est bon de tuer de temps en temps un Amiral, pour encourager les autres.

But in this country it is considered good to kill an Admiral now and then, to encourage the others.

[carnivorousplant]

Thanks, Xema.