William Taft actually said...

"The people of the United States respect and honor the Mexicans, for their patriotic devotion, their will, energy, and for their steady advance in industrial development and moral happiness."

"I am very glad to welcome you here, sir; I am very glad indeed."

"[addressing the Minister of War]: I have been Minister of War, and therefore I have a sympathy with you."

"The aims and ideals of our two nations are identical, their sympathy mutual and lasting, and the world has become assured of a vast neutral zone of peace, in which the controlling aspiration of either..."