Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

In the last analysis the nation will go up or go down according to the standard of the average man or woman.

If any one lies, if he has the habit of untruthfulness, you cannot deal with him, because there is nothing to depend on.

You can pardon most anything in a man who will tell the truth, because you know where that man is; you know what he means.

I believe in you with all my heart and soul, and I believe that your future will be even greater than your past.