Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

We live in easier and more plentiful times than our forefathers, the men who with rugged strength faced the rugged days; and yet the dangers...

We are not threatened by foes from without.

The Cumberland sank with her flags flying and her guns firing while her decks were awash.

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 p...