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My idea is we take everything we need, no matter what the technicalities are.

The following agencies shall conform to such policies, directives, regulations, and standards as the Chairman may prescribe in the execution of the powers vested in him by this Order.

Nothing herein shall affect or limit the authority and power conferred upon or granted to the Chairman of the War Production Board by Title XIII of said Second War Powers Act, 1942.

This Order does not limit the authority granted in Executive Order No. 8972 of December 12, 1941; Executive Order No. 9066 of February 19, 1942...

In effectuating such program the Director shall have authority to accomplish all necessary evacuation not undertaken by the Secretary of War or appropriate military commander.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, it is ordered as follows:

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, and for the purpose of assuring the most effective prosecution of war procurement and production, it is hereby ordered as follows:

There is little hope for success in this task unless it is placed in the hands of some one responsible for it, with authority and direction to act.

The Governor of the Panama Canal is authorized to issue permits or orders making exception to any regulation herein when in his judgment such exception is justifiable and for the public welfare

I, of course, regard the enactment of the authority to create this corporation as a most urgent matter.

The whole force of the Administration is at your disposal.

Responsibility without authority would be unthinkable.

The ultimate sanction of law rests on the righteous authority of the Almighty.

I have no authority to vary this mode of procedure or to modify the conditions and reservations or to interpret them and I see no difficulty in the way of securing the assent of each signatory by direct exchange of notes as provided for by the Senate.

He is not entitled to dictate the rule by which his claim is to be adjusted.

His presence on the boat was in the line of duty, but he had no charge of the rest of the men.

These intruders should forthwith feel the weight of the Government's power.

No condition ought to exist which would justify the grant of power to a single official, upon his judgment of its necessity, to withhold from or release to the business of the people money held in the Treasury.