Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"The United States agrees that the ports at either entrance of the canal and the waters thereof and the Republic of Panama agrees that the towns of Panama and Colon shall be free for all time."

"Publicity can do no harm to the honest corporation. The only corporation that has cause to dread it is the corporation which shrinks from the light, and about the welfare of such corporations we need ..."

"The integrity of our currency is beyond question."

"The United States guarantees and will maintain the independence of the Republic of Panama."