Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"The reward of the consciousness of duty well done."

"Character, that compound of honesty and courage and common sense, will avail us more in the long run than any brilliancy on the stump or any advising legislative means and methods."

"it is deemed to be wise and humane, in accordance with the beneficent purposes of the government of the United States toward the Filipino people, and conducive to peace, order and loyalty among them, ..."

"It is no easy task to deal with great industrial tendencies."