Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

I am sure, my fellow citizens, that you welcome the chance which brings it about that this embassy of the French people should come to our shores.

Remarks at the Unveiling of the Rochambeau Statue in Washington, DC

05/23/1902

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All I had to do was to be able to show them that any measure was for the country's good and I knew they would stand for it.

I thank you not only for the words which accompany it, but for the spirit which lies behind the words.