Rutherford Hayes actually said...

The United States can not consent to the surrender of this control to any European power or to any combination of European powers.

If the protection of the United States is relied upon, the United States must exercise such control as will enable this country to protect i...

No European power can intervene for such protection without adopting measures on this continent which the United States would deem wholly in...

It is the right and the duty of the United States to assert and maintain such supervision and authority over any interoceanic canal across t...