Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"The man who died this morning was an excellent seaman, who had done his duty faithfully, and who died in the performance of that duty."

"Then Joe is dead."

"The result as I see it in this ship is a triumph not only of organization and discipline, but of the ready zeal with which each individual performs his allotted task."

"Let each of you officers remember, in the event of war, that while a surrender may sometimes be justifiable, yet that surrender must always be explained, while it is never necessary to explain the fac..."