Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"There is nothing more foolish, nothing less dignified than to indulge in boastfulness, in self-glorification as to the capacity of our soldiers and sailors while denying them the material which we are..."

"I am glad that we have the chance to erect a monument to commemorate a naval victory of the United States."

"I thank you for coming here and for giving me the privilege of joining with you today in these solemn ceremonies of commemoration."

"None of the men of my own generation or of this younger, stand as close to me as you of my regiment, as the men of the Spanish War do,"