Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"The attention of Congress is invited to the request of the Secretary of State that 500 copies of the report and appendixes be printed for the use of the Department of State."

"I earnestly hope that legislation along the general lines advocated by Lieutenant Emmons can be enacted."

"It would be most regrettable, however, if this improvement, which has been brought about by the zeal and energy of individual consuls rather than by the efforts of the service as a whole, should be ac..."

"It will, in my opinion, be found upon examination that, while the measure proposed is a modest and more or less tentative one, involving comparatively slight expense, it promises important and far-rea..."