Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"These boys, so full of promise for the future, are a national asset and therefore should be regarded as a national trust."

"We rejoice that our organization has reached full maturity."

"A generation trained in the art of camping will receive experience which I believe will give them exceptional equipment with which to cope with some of the most vexatious problems of life in the years..."

"I have a certain amount of diffidence in mentioning to the persons concerned."