Herbert Hoover actually said...

"In this problem we are dealing with sick and disabled veterans."

"The whole matter is one that must be approached in a high sense of justice and utmost sympathy."

"There are emergency and marginal cases which I have insisted should be cared for and which will be cared for, and there is the additional necessity for us to study the broader subject exhaustively bef..."

"The American Legion presented a bill designed for emergencies which has had the earnest support of many administration members but their views have been overridden."