I had to answer the same questions.
This is what I got! (Please reword it)
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<span>A. The United States is being protected by the British Navy.
Roosevelt is saying that the British Navy is holding strong, and mentions that no enemy would be foolish enough to try and attack while they are there. Also, he says that no one would just land in the US because they don't have any bases there from which to operate. </span>
<span>one who will "speak not," again in contrast to the energy with which he characterizes the city that once stood on the landscape. </span>