Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"We are bound in honor to strive to bring ever nearer the day when, as far as is humanly possible, we shall be able to realize the ideal that each man shall have an equal opportunity to show the stuff ..."

"Character must show itself in the man's performance both of the duty he owes himself and of the duty he owes the State."

"France is one of these nations. For her to sink would be a loss to all the world."

"If you will steal for me you will steal from me."