Herbert Hoover actually said...

"We need no attempt at canonization of George Washington."

"Slander fell harmless before him, sham hung its head in shame, folly did not risk to look him in the face, corruption slunk from his presence, cowardice dared not show its quaking knees."

"The time that Webster looked forward to is here."

"It is the memory and the spirit of the greatest man of our race which pervades these grounds."