Dwight Eisenhower actually said...

"I am not making recommendations to Congress just to pass the time away or to look good or for anything else."

"I would like each of you to ask yourself this question: why was the Constitution formed, and to replace the old Articles of Confederation?"

"But for me to try to say what percentage of these things is absolutely necessary to the existence of this country for another year or until the next session, that is going too far for me."

"Everything I send to Congress I believe to be, and the mass of my associates believe to be, for the good of this country."