Theodore Roosevelt said...

There are few things more vital to the welfare of the nation than accurate and dependable knowledge of the best methods ...

The board of engineers who signed this report are of all the men in their profession, within or without the United State...

Each of these children represents either a potential addition to the productive capacity and the enlightened citizenship...

I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested... do proclaim tha...