"Whatever may be the temporary outcome of the present phase of the war in Greece, I believe that the Greek people will once more ultimately achieve their victory and regain their political independence..."
"I don't call that good Americanism."
"I don't think that we had better talk about interpretations."
"I think they speak for themselves pretty clearly: and for the great majority of the American people."
"By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), and by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows."
"I hereby exempt the said Charley R. Davis from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending August 31, 1942."
"It provides that those positions becoming vacant between July 1, 1941, and January 1, 1942, will automatically be brought within the civil service when they become vacant."
"I have signed today an Executive Order, to take effect July 1,1941."
"This Order will become generally effective on January 1, 1942."
"It is under the authority of this Act that today's Order is issued."
"The issuance of this Order is a significant milestone in civil service reform."
"I have decided to subject Government lawyers, like other professional men in the service of the Government, to the standards and the requirements of the merit system."
"For the first time in the history of this Government the greatest possible opportunities are now open for the development of a broad merit system."
"The positions of Counsel and Assistant Attorney in the Alley Dwelling Authority are hereby covered into the competitive classified civil service."
"Bituminous coal production must be resumed, and promptly."
"Suppression of opinion and censorship of news are among the mortal weapons that dictatorships direct against their own peoples."
"Free speech and a free press are still in the possession of the people of the United States."
"Liberty of speech and of the press is not a mere phrase, a mere form of words, a constitutional abstraction."
