Herbert Hoover actually said...

"Now, Therefore, I, Herbert Hoover, President of the United States of America, do hereby approve and proclaim the foregoing amendatory regulations."

"It is not proposed to pay the debentures of subsidies to the farmers, but to the export merchants, and it seems certain that a large part of it would not be reflected back to the farmer."

"It is unnecessary for me to argue the fact that the very essence of freedom is obedience to law; that liberty itself has but one foundation, and that is in the law."

"I regret deeply that I cannot agree that this provision would bring the results expected."