Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

We live in easier and more plentiful times than our forefathers, the men who with rugged strength faced the rugged days; and yet the dangers...

The custom has now become national and hallowed by immemorial usage.

In rendering thanks unto the Most High for the manifold blessings of the past year, consecrate themselves to a life of cleanliness, honor an...

It is eminently fitting that once a year our people should set apart a day for praise and thanksgiving to the Giver of Good.