How did the British view their navy and trade on the seas?

When the king needed to wage war by sea, he relied on the temporary the sea, commands the trade; whosever commands the trade of the world.

here you go hope it heps "horace mann"

a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”