Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

I earnestly hope that as you enter Statehood you will realize the immense responsibility that rests upon you.

We are proud now of what our fathers did in the days that tried men's souls.

I admire the men and women of Texas, and I am glad to see the children of the right quantity and quality.

I need not tell you that what really counts in any State is the character of the men and women who make up that State.