Think of it! A few more boats, a few more planks of wood nailed together in a particular way at a thrifty cost and all those men and women whom the world can so ill afford to loose would be with us today. There would be no mourning in thousands of homes which now are desolate and these words need not have been written.

The Story of the Titanic, as Told by Its Survivors (ed. Courier Corporation, 1960) - ISBN: 9780486206103