Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

The Government of France [...] inform us that Fort de France and the entire island of Martinique are still threatened.

Message to Congress

05/11/1902

More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

General Wright stands for duty well done in the Philippines.

The American flag stands for orderly liberty, and it stands for it abroad as it stands for it at home.

The task of our soldiers was to restore and maintain order in the islands.

Important though it is that we should have peace abroad, it is even more important that we should have peace at home.