Teddy Roosevelt: “Their acts were in plain violation of the letter of the statute, but the case presented is not an aggravated one, and I…”

“Their acts were in plain violation of the letter of the statute, but the case presented is not an aggravated one, and I believe that their severance from the academy, their reduction to the foot of the class of which they were members, and their entry into the naval service without formal graduation will be adequate punishment.”