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..."

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

"Do not threaten; do not bluster; above all, do not insult other people; but when you make up your mind that the situation is such as to require you to take a given position, take it and keep it, and h..."