Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"I ask for a navy, primarily, because it is the surest means of keeping peace; and also because if war does come, surely there can be no American who will tolerate the idea of its having anything other..."

"The only way to do in building up the Navy is to keep on with it."

"It is no wonder the people of Washington have shown themselves true to the practices and principles of the men who fought in the great war."

"The only shots that count are the shots that hit."