Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

I am all right and you cannot escape listening to the speech either.

I absolutely agree with you that this matter is not one to be decided with any reference to the personal preferences or interests of any man...

I deeply appreciate your letter, and I realize to the full the heavy responsibility it puts upon me.

Therefore I hope that so far as possible the people may be given the chance, through direct primaries, to express their preference as to who...