Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"It is a poor thing for a nation if it uses the memory of the past to excuse it for inaction or failure in the present."

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

"You will soon be part of one of the great States of the Union (for surely we will see Oklahoma and the Indian Territory admitted to Statehood), and when that takes place you will be at the outset a gr..."

"I am delighted to be in this great and beautiful State today,"