Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"But it is of high consequence to the country that the statistical work of the census shall be conducted with entire accuracy."

"I do this with extreme reluctance."

"Outside of these matters, I believe that the bill is, on the whole, satisfactory and represents an improvement upon previous legislation on the subject."

"The policy of conservation is perhaps the most typical example of the general policies which this Government has made peculiarly its own during the opening years of the present century."