Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

Under no circumstances will I consent to keep in the service bodies of men whom the circumstances show to be a menace to the country.

I challenge as a right, the support of every citizen of this country, whatever his color, provided only he has in him the spirit of genuine ...

But I wish it distinctly understood that the fact of the birthplace of either officer is one which I absolutely refuse to consider.

People have spoken as if this discharge from the service was a punishment. I deny emphatically that such is the case, because as punishment ...