We are Americans, and that means that we treat Americanism primarily as a matter of spirit and purpose.

If the navy fails us then we are doomed to defeat.

Where wrong has been done by anyone the wrong-doer shall be punished; but we shall not halt in our great work because some man has happened to do wrong.

May we prove ourselves true to them, not merely by paying homage to their memory, but by so shaping the policy of this great Republic as to make it evident that we are not unworthy of our sires.

Honor to the statesmen of the past, and may the statesmen of the present strive to live up to the example they set!

A battleship cannot be improvised.

The Republic has put up its flag in those islands, and the flag will stay there.

I am glad that we, as Americans, have cause to be proud of the army and the navy of the United States—of the men who in the past have upheld the honor of the flag, and of their successors, the soldiers and sailors of the present day, who…

Officers and men alike must realize that in battle the only shots that count are the shots that hit.

They did justice, and we will do justice.

They did justice as strong men, not as weaklings; and we will show ourselves strong men and not weaklings.

Righteousness finds weakness but a poor yoke-fellow.

It is hereby ordered that the north-west quarter of the north-west quarter and lot 4 of section 32, township one south, range 18 west, San Bernardino base and meridian, California, be and they are hereby reserved for light-house purposes…

As a mark of respect to the memory of J. Sterling Morton, formerly Secretary of Agriculture, the President directs that the National flag be displayed at half-mast upon the White House and other federal buildings in the city of Washington…

It is hereby ordered that the building known as the 'Residence' and the tract of land...be and they are hereby reserved and set apart for the Customs Service.

If we think we can render it without taking the pains, if we think we can render it by feeling how nice it would be to render it—why, the value of that service will be but little.

In the unending strife for civic betterment, small is the use of these people who mean well, but who mean well feebly.

If he does not have it, no matter what other qualities he may have, he will find himself at the mercy of those who, without possessing his desire to do right, know only too well how to make the wrong effective.