Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"I am happy to report to you that the accompanying document shows in clearest fashion that the Congress was wise in the position it took, and that it would be an inexcusable folly to change from the pr..."

"The interests of the nation are involved in the welfare of this army of children no less than in our great material affairs."

"Surely poverty alone should not disrupt the home."

"Each of these children represents either a potential addition to the productive capacity and the enlightened citizenship of the nation, or, if allowed to suffer from neglect, a potential addition to t..."