Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

I speak of the men of the past partly that they may be honored by our praise of them, but more that they may serve as examples for the future.

Remarks in Osawatomie, Kansas: The New Nationalism

08/30/1910

More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

And the best possible safeguard for this nation is an adequate and highly efficient navy.

Shame upon the man who, when the opportunity to help is given, fails to stretch out the hand.

You preserved for us a united country and showed the world that it was ever to be united.

Hardness of heart is a dreadful quality, but it is doubtful whether, in the long run, it works more damage than softness of head.