Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"The fate of the twentieth century will in no small degree depend upon the quality of citizenship developed on this continent."

"Our policy should be one of cordial friendship for all; and yet we should keep ever before our eyes the fact that we are ourselves a separate people, with our own ideals and standards, and destined, w..."

"We rank as one of the great naval powers of the earth, and we rank as a power for peace."

"Surely such a thought must thrill us with the resolute purpose so to bear ourselves that the name American shall stand as the symbol of just, generous, and fearless dealing with all men and all nation..."