Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"Better lines could surely not be brought into any dedication service of a church; and it is a happy thing that we should have repeated them this morning."

"I have appreciated more than I can say the welcome back home that I have received to-day."

"Different methods must be devised for solving them, but the spirit in which we approach them must be the same as the spirit with which Lincoln and his fellows in council, his followers in war, approac..."

"It is a great pleasure to have the chance of coming before you and saying a word of greeting to you today."