Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"But in addition to dying for the nation you must be willing and anxious to live for the nation, or the nation will be badly off."

"It is not merely a great thing, but an indispensable thing that the nation's citizens should be ready and willing to die for it in time of need;"

"It is a pleasure to be here this afternoon to accept in the name of the nation the monument put up by your society to the memory of those who fell in the war with Spain."

"I am glad to have the chance of greeting you to-night."