Herbert Hoover actually said...

Mr. Cotton's passing is a great loss to the Government and to our country.

Statement on the Death of Joseph P. Cotton, Under Secretary of State.

03/09/1931

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It is the very keystone of recovery.

I am confident that the undertaking of the representatives of both political parties to balance the budget remains and will be fulfilled.

Without it the several measures for restoration of public confidence and reconstruction which we have already undertaken will be incomplete ...

It is, in fact, the very keystone of recovery, and it must be done.