Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

All I asked on behalf of the people of the United States was that Santo Domingo should be good and happy.

I demand that the nation do its duty, accept responsibility that must go with greatness.

The same qualities that count in the army and the navy are what we need and wish to make the best civilization in the world.

I have always regretted that it was not within my power to come here when they dedicated the monument to his memory, but I am deeply thankfu...