Grover Cleveland actually said...

"Surely no one will seriously propose that a claim for pension should rest upon a conjecture as to what would have caused death if it had not occurred in an entirely different way."

"I retransmit herewith a convention for the surrender of criminals between the United States and the Republic of Guatemala."

"I transmit herewith a report in relation thereto from the Secretary of State."

"As long as there is the least pretense of limiting the bestowal of pensions to disability or death in some way related to the incidents of military and naval service, claims of this description can no..."