Herbert Hoover actually said...

"Porto Rico, with the assistance of the Government, is able to carry on."

"Reports from American consuls assigned to 21 countries whose annual quotas total 148,466 of the total quota of 153,714 indicate that only 10,277 visas were issued during the 5-month period against a p..."

"the only important provision of the law useful in the circumstances is that one requiring the exclusion of those who are liable to become public charges"

"I was a great deal struck with the many capable men there, especially the judges, and the chief justice."