Herbert Hoover actually said...

"It is indeed fitting that these services should be commemorated with an enduring monument that will remind us ever of his patriotism and self-sacrifice."

"ON THIS Independence Day of the Estonian Republic, I extend to you and your fellow countrymen most cordial felicitations."

"I do not feel that it would be just or proper for me to approve a bill selecting a particular individual for exception from that general provision."

"For these reasons, I do not feel that I can approve this legislation."