Calvin Coolidge actually said...

"It is a notice to everybody that the authority of our Government will be maintained."

"In time the damage can be repaired, but there are irreparable losses which will go on forever."

"Our influence is none the less valuable because we have insisted that it should not be used by one country against another, but for the fair and disinterested service of all."

"We expect to provide ourselves with reasonable protection, but we do not desire to enter into competition with any other country in the maintenance of land or sea forces."