Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

Any man in the whole ship's company who does his full duty can claim as his own the honor and repute of the ship and has a right to feel a personal pride in all she does.

Context

Remarks at Sea on Board the West Virginia en Route to Washington, DC

10/28/1905

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