Herbert Hoover actually said...

"The ceremonial of commemorating the founder of our country is one of the most solemn that either an individual or a nation ever performs."

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

"From the inspiration and the ideals which gave birth to this Nation, there has come the largest measure of liberty that man has yet devised."

"It is an occasion for looking back to our past, for taking stock of our present and, in the light of both, setting the compass for our future."