Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"I am glad that we, as Americans, have cause to be proud of the army and the navy of the United States—of the men who in the past have upheld the honor of the flag, and of their successors, the soldier..."

"Honor to the statesmen of the past, and may the statesmen of the present strive to live up to the example they set!"

"Of course you must have the ability to stand up to the hammering; the courage, the daring, the resolution to endure."

"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."