Herbert Hoover: “If, by the grace of God, we have passed the worst of this storm, the future months will be easy.”

You have always been a public spirited citizen, working for the best interests of your state and of the nation and I know that whether in diplomatic work or at home, you will continue to render valuable service.

Enlisted men of the Marine Corps having established their special qualifications in the use of the arm or arms which they are required to use, under such regulations and conditions as are now, or may hereafter be, prescribed by the…

I earnestly hope that this may be done.

One never makes a statement like that.