Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"May we prove ourselves true to them, not merely by paying homage to their memory, but by so shaping the policy of this great Republic as to make it evident that we are not unworthy of our sires."

"They did justice as strong men, not as weaklings; and we will show ourselves strong men and not weaklings."

"Officers and men alike must realize that in battle the only shots that count are the shots that hit."

"A battleship cannot be improvised."